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Gamma Knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: when?

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, I.R.C.C.S. San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Alfio Spina, Nicola Boari, Filippo Gagliardi, Michele Bailo & Pietro Mortini

  2. Department of Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery, I.R.C.C.S San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy

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Spina, A., Boari, N., Gagliardi, F. et al. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: when?. Neurosurg Rev 42, 599–601 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-019-01099-z

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