Role of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in the management of trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-152

  Singla, Sanju ^a   Prabhakar, Vikram ^a   Singla, Rajan Kumar ^b  

^a Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation; Trigeminal neuralgia; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; NERVE BLOCK; NEURECTOMY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN REDNESS; SLEEP; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 80051906321     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.83580     Document Type: Article

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