Post-herpetic trigeminal neuralgia treated with deep brain stimulation.
Post-herpetic neuralgic affects up to 20% of patients after an attack of trigeminal Herpes Zoster infection. Past medical and surgical treatments have been unrewarding. We report the successful treatment of such a case with deep brain stimulation into the region of the contralateral periventricular grey area (PVG) and ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus (VPL).
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Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
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Armstrong
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Carter
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D000328:Adult; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*