Motor cortex stimulation for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia after brainstem infarction:A case report
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2024.230233
- VernacularTitle:运动皮层电刺激治疗脑干梗死后三叉神经痛1例
- Author:
Shiyu FU
1
;
Zhiquan YANG
Author Information
1. 中南大学湘雅医院神经外科,长沙 410008
- Keywords:
brainstem infarction;
trigeminal neuralgia;
motor cortex stimulation
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2024;49(1):54-57
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Secondary trigeminal neuralgia after brainstem infarction is rare and rarely reported.A patient with secondary trigeminal neuralgia after brainstem infarction was admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery,Xiangya Hospital,Central South University.The patient was a 44 years old male who underwent motor cortex stimulation treatment after admission.The effect was satisfactory in the first week after surgery,but the effect was not satisfactory after one week.This disease is relatively rare and the choice of clinical treatment still requires long-term observation.
