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CT-guided stereotactic antero-medial pulvinotomy and centromedian-parafascicular thalamotomy for intractable malignant pain

I. R. WHITTLE Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Pain Clinic, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 2XU, UK
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J. L. JENKINSON Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Pain Clinic, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 2XU, UK
Pages 195-200 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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