Microvascular decompression and percutaneous rhizotomy in trigeminal neuralgia

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 68, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 196-199

  Lee, Kyung Hoe ^a   Chang, Jin Woo ^a   Park, Yong Gou ^a   Chung, Sang Sup ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; Percutaneous procedures; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

CATHETER ABLATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 7144252538     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099923     Document Type: Conference Paper

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