Trigeminal neuralgia--earlier referral for surgery.
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چکیده
Patients with trigeminal neuralgia may be treated in many ways before referral for definitive surgery. This aspect has been looked at in a group of 140 consecutive patients. Patients on prolonged medication have been studied with respect to the period over which the pain occurred and the amount of carbamazepine taken. Earlier referral for surgery is recommended for some of these patients and guidelines are given.
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نتایج جراحی میکروواسکولار دکامپرسیون در بیماران مبتلا به نورالژی تریژمینال طی سالهای 83-1374 در بیمارستان شهدای تجریش
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 59 693 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983