title: Zoster related multiple cranial nerve palsies: an unusual complication following percutaneous balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia.
abstract: A patient demonstrating multiple cranial nerve palsies involving the IXth, Xth, XIth and XIIth cranial nerves following percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal ganglion for post-herpetic trigeminal neuralgia is presented. This collection of lower cranial nerve palsies, including the accessory nerve, has not been previously described as a complication of this procedure. This unusual group of cranial nerve palsies resulted from reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) secondary to the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Sydney, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales 2139, Australia.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maclean
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Higgins