Long-Term Outcome of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Treatment of Typical Trigeminal Neuralgia

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 822-827

  Han, Jung Ho ^a   Kim, Dong Gyu ^a   Chung, Hyun Tai ^a   Paek, Sun Ha ^a   Kim, Yong Hwy ^a   Kim, Chae Yong ^a   Kim, Jin Wook ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Jeong, Sang Soon ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Long term outcome; Radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HAZARD RATIO; LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; LONG-TERM OUTCOME; MEAN AGES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENCE-FREE SURVIVAL; RECURRENT PAIN; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE RATE; TREATMENT MODALITY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 70349559794     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.046     Document Type: Article

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