Preoperative MRI/MRA for microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia: Consecutive series of 67 patients

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2377-2381

  Vergani, Francesco ^a   Panaretos, Prokopios ^a   Penalosa, Alvin ^a   English, Philip ^a   Nicholson, Claire ^a   Jenkins, Alistair ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; MR angiogram; Neurovascular conflict; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASILAR ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 83055181342     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-011-1135-x     Document Type: Article

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