Treatment for trigeminal neuralgia

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7079, 1997, Pages 519-

  Nurmikko, Turo ^a   Miles, John ^a   Eldridge, Paul ^a   Bowsher, David ^b   Jessop, Jenny ^c   Zakrzewska, Joanna M ^d   Sidebottom, Andrew J ^e   Cooper, John C ^e  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b Pain Relief Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^c Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

HUMANS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 85008303830     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7079.519a     Document Type: Letter

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