title: Trigeminal neuralgia and its treatment in a 13-month-old child: a review and case report.
abstract: A case of trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) presenting in a 13-month-old patient is reported. The patient was successfully treated by microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve. A brief review of trigeminal neuralgia precedes the case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kollros
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Jannetta
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*