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New operation for the relief of persistent facial neuralgia.

PANCOAST, Joseph (1805 – 1882) Wikipedia

Philad. med. Times, 2, 285-87. 1871 –1872.

Pancoast devised the operative procedure of sectioning the second and third branches of the fifth pair of nerves as they emerge from the base of the brain. Reported by F. Woodbury.

Facet Tags

Rheumatology, Rehab & Pain

Subjects

NEUROLOGY › Chronic Pain › Trigeminal Neuralgia NEUROSURGERY PAIN / Pain Management

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Entry Number	#4855
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/5618
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External URL	new-operationfor-the-relief-of-persistent-facial-neuralgia