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Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

EHMTI-0138. Significance of neurovascular contact in classical trigeminal neuralgia

Authors: S Maarbjerg, F Wolfram, A Gozalov, J Olesen, L Bendtsen

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Special Issue 1/2014

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Neurovascular contact (NVC) is considered a frequent cause of classical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and transposition of a blood vessel in the potentially dangerous procedure of microvascular decompression is considered over other surgical options in medically refractory TN. However, prevalence of NVC has not been investigated in a representative neurological TN patient cohort using high-quality imaging and blinded evaluator. …
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Title
EHMTI-0138. Significance of neurovascular contact in classical trigeminal neuralgia
Authors
S Maarbjerg
F Wolfram
A Gozalov
J Olesen
L Bendtsen
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-15-S1-C39

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