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Cognitive deficits in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: opportunities to improve care and quality of life

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  1. Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Ikram Meskal, Miriam E. Salden & Margriet M. Sitskoorn

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Geert-Jan M. Rutten & Guus N. Beute

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Meskal, I., Rutten, GJ.M., Beute, G.N. et al. Cognitive deficits in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: opportunities to improve care and quality of life. Acta Neurochir 156, 1565–1566 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-014-2100-2

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