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Therapie der Trigeminus-Neuralgie

Trigeminal neuralgia: treatment options for refractory cases

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Patienten, die von einer Trigeminus-Neuralgie geplagt werden, brauchen dringend eine wirksame Behandlung. Welche Basistherapie heute Standard ist und welche Optionen es für schwere, progrediente Verläufe gibt, wird im folgenden Beitrag dargestellt.

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Ruscheweyh, R., Straube, A. Therapie der Trigeminus-Neuralgie. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 161, 52–56 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-019-0557-x

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