[Trigeminalgia caused by neurovascular compression in 12 years old girl].
Trigeminalgia is one of the most frequent clinical problems, common in adults but also found in children. In this paper we described a case of 12 years old girl with symptomatic trigeminalgia caused by neurovascular compression, hospitalized in the Department of Pediatric Neurology Jagiellonian University in Kraków. It creates a very difficult diagnostic problem. The girl was first unsuccessfully treated with carbamazepine and afterwards the surgery of neurovascular decompression was performed. We emphasis the crucial role of MR and MRA in cases refractory to classic pharmacotherapy.
Steczkowska
Małgorzata
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Klinika Neurologii Dzieciecej, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Collegium Medicum, Kraków. neupedkr@cm-uj.krakow.pl
Herman-Sucharska
Izabela
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Gleń
Agnieszka
A
Gergont
Aleksandra
A
Skowronek-Bała
Barbara
B
D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
D002220:Carbamazepine