Is peripheral alcohol injection of value in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia? An analysis of 100 cases

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-392

  Shah, S A ^a   Khan, M N ^b   Shah, S F ^a   Ghafoor, A ^c   Khattak, A ^c  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Pakistan)

^b Peshawar Cantonment   (Pakistan)

^c LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

peripheral alcohol injection; trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TRISMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; ORBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954425442     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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