Trigeminal neuralgia--earlier referral for surgery

Trigeminal neuralgia--earlier referral for surgery

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 c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1983-07, Vol.59 (693), p.435-437
Hauptverfasser: Garvan, N. J., Siegfried, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Carbamazepine - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors
Tooth Extraction
Trigeminal Neuralgia - surgery
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.59.693.435