Microvascular Decompression for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia : Short-Term Follow-Up Results and Prognostic Factors
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Tucer, Bulent
(Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University, Medical School)
Ekici, Mehmet Ali (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) Demirel, Serkan (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Soke State Hospital) Basarslan, Seyit Kagan (Department of Neurosurgery, Mustafa Kemal University) Koc, Rahmi Kemal (Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University, Medical School) Guclu, Bulent (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital) |
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