Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with linear accelerator radiosurgery: Initial results

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 346-350

  Chen, Joseph C T ^a   Girvigian, Michael ^a   Greathouse, Hugh ^a   Miller, Michael ^a   Rahimian, Javad ^a  

^a Department of Neurological Surgery ^*

Author keywords

Linear accelerator; Novalis; Pain; Single isocenter; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Tic douloureux; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION; DEVICE; GAMMA KNIFE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 7244255886     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/sup.2004.101.supplement3.0346     Document Type: Conference Paper

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