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Trigeminal neuralgia and pain related to multiple sclerosis

  • G. Cruccu

      Affiliations

    • Centro Dolore Neuropatico, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
    • Neurofisiologia Clinica, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, viale Universita 30, 00185 Roma, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 49694209; fax: +39 06 49914758.
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  • A. Biasiotta

      Affiliations

    • Neurofisiologia Clinica, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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  • S. Di Rezze

      Affiliations

    • Centro Sclerosi Multipla, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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  • M. Fiorelli

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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  • F. Galeotti

      Affiliations

    • Centro Dolore Neuropatico, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
    • Neurofisiologia Clinica, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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  • P. Innocenti

      Affiliations

    • Neurofisiologia, Ospedale di Colleferro, Italy
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  • S. Mameli

      Affiliations

    • Medicina del Dolore, Ospedale di Cagliari, Italy
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  • E. Millefiorini

      Affiliations

    • Centro Sclerosi Multipla, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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  • A. Truini

      Affiliations

    • Centro Dolore Neuropatico, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
    • Neurofisiologia Clinica, Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
    • IRCCS San Raffaele, Roma, Italy

Received 7 October 2008 ,Revised 27 November 2008 ,Accepted 15 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.12.026

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