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Review
. 2017 Oct;40(4):577-582.
doi: 10.1007/s10143-017-0812-5. Epub 2017 Jan 14.

Microvascular decompression is an effective therapy for trigeminal neuralgia due to dolichoectatic basilar artery compression: case reports and literature review

Caroline Apra  1   2 , Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur  3 , Caroline Le Guérinel  4   5
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Review

Microvascular decompression is an effective therapy for trigeminal neuralgia due to dolichoectatic basilar artery compression: case reports and literature review

Caroline Apra et al. Neurosurg Rev. 2017 Oct.
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Keywords: Brain MRI; Janetta; Microsurgical decompression; Trigeminal neuralgia; Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia.

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