Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment of the Supraorbital and Supratrochlear Nerve in a Case of Trigeminal Neuralgia -A case report-
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Seo, Kwi Chu
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu)
Shin, Heung Dong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) Kim, Jong Hae (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) Song, Seok Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) Rho, Woon Seok (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) Chung, Jin Yong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) |
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