Long-term outcome of high-dose Gamma Knife surgery in treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1166-1175

  Young, Byron ^a   Shivazad, Armin ^a   Kryscio, Richard J ^b   St Clair, William ^a   Bush, Heather M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife; Pain; Radiosurgery; Tic douloureux; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL;

ALCOHOL BLOCK; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BALLOON; BALLOON COMPRESSION; CISTERNOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRY EYE; DYSPHAGIA; EYE INFLAMMATION; FACE; FACE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY DISORDER; MODIFIED MARSEILLE SCALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RATING SCALE; RHIZOTOMY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPEECH DISORDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TASTE DISORDER; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 84887043932     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.1.JNS12875     Document Type: Article

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