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The radiofrequency electrocoagulation (RFE) of the gasserian ganglion and retrogasserian rootlets was performed in Europe in the 1930s [1] but was refined and popularized in this country by Sweet in 1974 [2] and others [3–5].
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Brisman, R. (1989). Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia by Radiofrequency Electrocoagulation. In: Brisman, R. (eds) Neurosurgical and Medical Management of Pain: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Pain. Topics in Neurosurgery, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1651-0_5
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