Injection of botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) into trigger zone of trigeminal neuralgia as a means to control pain

This article illustrates a case of persistent trigeminal neuralgia in a medically compromised 65-year-old female who did not respond to pharmacotherapy. She had undergone several peripheral neurectomies as well as a failed right posterior fossa exploration that resulted in a cerebrospinal fluid leak...

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Main Authors: Ngeow, Wei Cheong, Nair, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/2842/1/Injection_of_botulinum_toxin_type_A_%28BOTOX%29_into_trigger_zone_of_trigeminal_neuralgia_as_a_means_to_control_pain.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/2842/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219585
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