Open AccessNeurovascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia in 17-year-old Girl
Author(s) -
Gustavo Simiano Jung,
Leonardo Gilmone Ruschell,
Luis Fernando Moura da Silva,
Erasmo Barros da Silva,
Jerônimo Buzetti Milano,
Ricardo Ramina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jornal brasileiro de neurocirurgia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2446-6786
pISSN - 0103-5118
DOI - 10.22290/jbnc.v24i4.1469
Subject(s) - trigeminal neuralgia , medicine , microvascular decompression , neurovascular bundle , decompression , girl , surgery , trigeminal nerve , refractory (planetary science) , neuralgia , anesthesia , neuropathic pain , psychology , developmental psychology , physics , astrobiology
Trigeminal neuralgia in general is a disease of the elderly. Rarely, the disease presents during childhood. Therefore we sought to explore the role of vascular compression in pediatric patients with medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia. A case of venous compression related to trigeminal neuralgia is presented in a 17-year-old girl. Upper petrous vein was found to be related to aneurovascular conflict with unusual response to neurovascular decompression with complete resolution of symptoms in postoperativeperiod.