Treatment of idiopathic hemifacial spasm with radiosurgery or hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: Preliminary results

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-46

  Fraioli, M F ^a   Moschettoni, L ^a   Fraioli, C ^c   Strigari, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c CIRAD Villa Benedetta ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Idiopathic hemifacial spasm; Image fusion; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DYSESTHESIA; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; HYPOACUSIS; HYPOFRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; HYPOGEUSIA; INJECTION; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYNEUROPATHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR NERVE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 77950881788     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: 14392291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247584     Document Type: Article

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