Volumetric measurement of the posterior fossa and its components using magnetic resonance imaging in idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia;Estudio volumétrico por resonancia magnética de la fosa posterior y sus componentes en la neuralgia del trigémino idiopática

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 520-524

  Abarca Olivas, Javier ^a   Feliu Rey, Eloísa ^a   Sempere, Ángel P ^a   Sanchez Payá, José ^a   Baño Ruiz, Elena ^a   Caminero Canas, Miguel Ángel ^a   Nieto Navarro, Juan ^a   Botella Asunción, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neurovascular conflict; Pontomesencephalic cistern; Trigeminal neuralgia; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VOLUMETRY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKULL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 78649858769     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5109.2010427     Document Type: Article

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