title: Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia associated with limited systemic sclerosis.
abstract: A young patient with limited systemic sclerosis and medically resistant bilateral trigeminal neuralgia was successfully treated with microvascular decompression. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of this type of case.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Heartland Hospital, 35 Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK. atai_1999@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Atta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohyuddin
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guazzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045745:Scleroderma, Limited / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery