Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: first case series from Latin America

ABSTRACT Gamma Knife® radiosurgery (GKRS) for trigeminal neuralgia is an effective treatment with at least a 50% reduction of pain in 75-95% of patients. Objective: To present the first series of patients treated for trigeminal neuralgia using GKRS in Latin America. Methods: Retrospective analysis...

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Main Authors: Felipe Constanzo, Rodrigo Souza da Silva, Daniel Benzecry de Almeida, Maria Alice Ferragut, Mauricio Coelho Neto, Hugo Veroneze Toledo, Ricardo Ramina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2019-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000400232&lng=en&tlng=en