Postoperative trigeminal neuralgia--case report.
A case report is presented of a postoperative patient who experienced severe, paroxysmal, neuralgic pains in and about his eye. He was successfully treated with diphenylhydantoin. The literature concerning the rationale for this therapy is reviewed.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
D010672:Phenytoin