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Fatal complication of the percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali/Adana, Turkey

    A. I. Göçer, E. Çetinalp, M. Tuna, Y. Gezercan & F. Ildan

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Göçer, A.I., Çetinalp, E., Tuna, M. et al. Fatal complication of the percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy. Acta neurochir 139, 373–374 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808837

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