Trigeminal neuralgia resulting from auditory brainstem implant cable compression: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 186-188

  Schwartz, Marc S ^a   Brackmann, Derald E ^a,b   Wilkinson, Eric P ^a,b   Go, J L ^c   Santos, Felipe ^a  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem implant; Microvascular decompression; Neurofibromatosis type 2; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ESCITALOPRAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANTS; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 78651343298     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.5.JNS091709     Document Type: Article

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