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Clinical features - Review

The application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the prediction of surgical outcomes in trigeminal neuralgia

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Pages 480-486 | Received 04 Jan 2022, Accepted 01 Apr 2022, Published online: 03 May 2022

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