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. 1987 Apr;50(4):485-7.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.4.485.

Cryotherapy in the management of paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia

J M Zakrzewska

Cryotherapy in the management of paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia

J M Zakrzewska. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1987 Apr.

Abstract

Cryotherapy for the relief of pain is widely used in many conditions. The results of 83 cryotherapy sessions in 29 patients with paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia are reviewed over a five year period. Sixty three per cent of treated nerves, 41% of patients were pain free over one year and there was no permanent sensory loss.

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