An unusual case of stabbing eye pain: A case report and review of trigeminal neuralgia

Optometry

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 626-634

  Dufour, Sandra K ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b White River Family Eyecare   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Cerebellopontine angle; Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery; Microvascular decompression; Multiple sclerosis; Radiofrequency thermocoagulation; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0036782299     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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