Gamma knife radiosurgery for medically refractory idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 101, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Kang, J H ^a   Yoon, Y S ^a   Rang, D W ^a   Chung, S S ^a   Chang, Jin Woo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

complication; Gamma knife radiosurgery; pain; trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIATION DOSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 85052608943     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-78205-7_6     Document Type: Article

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