Trigeminal neuralgia: Neurosurgical management options

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1635-1639

  Pannullo, Susan C ^a   Lavyne, Michael H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0030276773     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0099     Document Type: Article

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