Microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve in the treatment of SUNCT and SUNA

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 992-996

  Williams, Max ^a   Bazina, Renata ^a   Tan, Leong ^a   Rice, Hal ^a   Broadley, Simon A ^a,b  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; GABAPENTIN; IRBESARTAN; LAMOTRIGINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNA SYNDROME; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; WOUND INFECTION; CASE REPORT; METHODOLOGY; MICROVASCULATURE; MIDDLE AGED; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; SUNCT SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIAS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 77956644757     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.182824     Document Type: Article

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