Improvement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a Patient With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Abstract
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has rarely been reported to be associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). We report a case of NPH with trigeminal neuralgia, whose symptoms completely resolved after endoscopic third ventriculostomy. We will notify another surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia, considering the different pathophysiology of TN and a brief review of the literature.
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| Issue | Vol 57, No 12 (2019) | |
| Section | Case Report(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v57i12.3472 | |
| Keywords | ||
| Trigeminal neuralgia Hydrocephalus Endoscopic third ventriculostomy | ||
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Hajiabadi M, Babakhani B, Farzin M, Tavakolizadeh S. Improvement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a Patient With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Acta Med Iran. 2020;57(12):731-732.
