Trigeminal neuralgia: What are the important factors for good operative outcomes with microvascular decompression

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 400-404

  Li, Shi Ting ^a   Pan, Qinggang ^a   Liu, Ningtao ^a   Shen, Feng ^a   Liu, Zhong ^a   Guan, Yuhang ^a   Sindou, Marc ^b   Burchiel, Kim J ^b  

^a TONGJI HOSPITAL OF TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Pu Tuo D ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

microvascular decompression; operative outcomes; prognostic factors; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 7044270845     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.02.028     Document Type: Article

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