Treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7428, 2003, Pages 1360-1361

  Merrison, Andria F A ^a   Fuller, Geraint ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE;

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0346218228     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1360     Document Type: Editorial

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