Microsurgical treatment for 55 patients with hemifacial spasm due to cerebellopontine angle tumors

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-340

  Han, Hongyan ^a   Chen, Guoqiang ^a   Zuo, Huancong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle tumor; Hemifacial spasm; Microvascular decompression; Vascular compression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956463636     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-010-0250-0     Document Type: Article

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