Feasibility of multiple repeat gamma knife radiosurgeries for trigeminal neuralgia: A case report and review of the literature

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Jones, Guy C ^a,b   Elaimy, Ameer L ^a,c   Demakas, John J ^a   Jiang, Hansi ^a,d   Lamoreaux, Wayne T ^a   Fairbanks, Robert K ^a   MacKay, Alexander R ^a   Cooke, Barton S ^a   Lee, Christopher M ^a  

^a Gamma Knife of Spokane ^*  (United States)

^b SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CARROLL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN;

AGED; ANALGESIA; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACE PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GANGLIOTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 84861633724     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/258910     Document Type: Review

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