Cortical Neuroplasticity after Focused Peripheral Radiation: Longitudinal Effects of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Classic Trigeminal Neuralgia
Introduction/Aim: Classic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe chronic neuropathic facial pain disorder that, despite frequently being linked to microstructural changes within trigeminal nerve root entry zone, has well-documented cortical thickness alterations. These alterations occur in brain regi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-03-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Pain |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2019.1591916 |