Purulent Meningitis After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Trigeminal Rhizotomy

Overview

Journal J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

Publisher BMJ Publishing Group

Specialties Neurology
Neurosurgery
Psychiatry

Date 1987 Aug 1

PMID 3655825

Citations 4

Authors

L Torroba

S Moreno

L Lorenzana

L Buzon

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