Microvascular decompression after failed Gamma Knife surgery for trigeminal neuralgia: A safe and effective rescue therapy?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-52

  Sekula Jr , Raymond F ^a   Frederickson, Andrew M ^a   Jannetta, Peter J ^a   Bhatia, Sanjay ^a   Quigley, Matthew R ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife; Microvascular decompression; Radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 77954407781     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.JNS091386     Document Type: Article

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