Pharmacological versus microvascular decompression approaches for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia : clinical outcomes and direct costs
In idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) the neuroimaging evaluation is usually normal, but in some cases a vascular compression of trigeminal nerve root is present. Although the latter condition may be referred to surgery, drug therapy is usually the first approach to control pain. This study compar...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
2011
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14030 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/14030 |