Facial flushing after thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion.
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Facial flushing after thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion.
The development of a facial flush during thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion was monitored in 16 patients with pulse recording techniques and in a further 17 patients with thermography. There was a close association between the development of the facial flush in the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve and the subsequent demonstration of postoperative analgesia....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.46.7.611