Percutaneous glycerol rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia: Safety and efficacy of repeat procedures

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 268-272

  Harries, Anwen M ^a   Mitchell, Rosalind D ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

outcome; percutaneous glycerol rhizotomy; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

AGED; AGING; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS GLYCEROL RHIZOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

FEMALE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RHIZOTOMY; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 79952172947     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.558946     Document Type: Article

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