Intractable hemifacial spasm treated by pulsed radiofrequency treatment

Korean Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-64

  Park, Hae Lang ^a   Lim, Seung Mo ^a   Kim, Tae Hwa ^a   Kang, Kyung Ho ^a   Kang, Hyun ^a   Jung, Yong Hun ^a   Baek, Chong Wha ^a   Woo, Young Cheol ^a   Kim, Jin Yun ^a   Koo, Gill Hoi ^a   Shin, Hwa Yong ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Hemifacial spasm; Pulsed radiofrequency treatment

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY STIMULATION; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84873540896     PISSN: 20059159     EISSN: 20930569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2013.26.1.62     Document Type: Article

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