1. The Lower Seven-Eighths.
- Author
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Gascho, Joseph
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TRIGEMINAL neuralgia treatment , *REALITY , *TRIGEMINAL neuralgia , *VASCULAR surgery , *EYE pain , *DECOMPRESSION (Physiology) , *PHYSICIAN-patient relations , *PATIENTS , *THERAPEUTICS , *POLITICAL attitudes - Abstract
The article discusses the author's experiences with the medical condition tic douloureux (trigeminal neuralgia) and microvascular decompression surgery, and it mentions the late writer Ernest Hemingway's claim that seven-eighths of the reality of any given event lies beneath the surface. Right eye pain treatment and trigeminal nerve abnormalities are examined, along with patient-physician relations and pain's impact on autonomy.
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- 2017
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