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Trigeminal Neuralgia in a Patient With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
Author(s) -
Cheshire William P.,
Wharen Robert E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2009.01403.x
Subject(s) - medicine , trigeminal neuralgia , pathophysiology , anesthesia , intracranial hypotension , trigeminal nerve , neuralgia , spontaneous intracranial hypotension , posterior fossa , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid , neuropathic pain
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension and trigeminal neuralgia are examples of pain syndromes arising from shifting anatomical relationships in the posterior fossa. We report both conditions occurring in the same patient and resolving following surgical closure of a cervical nerve root sleeve dural defect. This case further elucidates the pathophysiologic basis of both forms of head pain.