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18293001

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
CASE REPORT: We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who was suffering distinct trigeminal neuralgia. At the age of 3 years, the patient had contracted a severe Epstein-Barr virus infection and developed mild meningoencephalitis. Magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a slight enhancement in the pontomesencephalic cistern as well as a neurovascular conflict at the right trigeminal nerve. Intraoperatively, thickened fibrous tissue was found that was attached to both the trigeminal nerve and the superior cerebellar artery. Microvascular decompression using Gore Tex as tissue implant brought immediate relief. DISCUSSION: Trigeminal neuralgia in pediatric patients is very rare. We present a case of typical trigeminal neuralgia in a child, demonstrating the pathogenesis of the neurovascular conflict due to subarachnoidal adhesions after meningoencephalitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0256-7040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
763-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful vascular decompression in an 11-year-old patient with trigeminal neuralgia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Asklepios Klinik Nord Heidberg, Tangstedter Landstrasse 400, 22417 Hamburg, Germany. anna.solth@web.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports