title: Peduncular hallucinosis following microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: report of a case.
abstract: Peduncular hallucinosis usually presents as a visual disorder and is often a genuine hallucination associated with mesencephalic lesions. A 62-year-old woman with trigeminal neuralgia underwent microvascular decompression for facial pain through a lateral suboccipital approach. The pain completely disappeared after surgery, but a visual hallucination developed on the second postoperative day and continued for 5 days. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the lesions around the mesencephalon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Medical College and Hospital, Kaohsiung, Hsien, Taiwan ROC.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000293:injuries*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*