Percutaneous thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Pain Clinic

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-399

  Parlato, Ciro ^a   Moraci, Marco ^a   Scafuro, Mariantonietta ^a   Giordano, Mario ^a   Columbano, Laura ^a   Frascadore, Luigi ^a   Moraci, Aldo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gasserian ganglion; Percutaneous thermocoagulation; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RECURRENCE RISK; SIDE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 11244320657     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568569042664440     Document Type: Article

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