title: Meningitis after invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion: two case reports and a review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this case is to report the rare complication of a meningitis after an invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case report, two cases of meningitis due to oral streptococci are reported and a review of literature is presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This complication should be recognized as early as possible to prevent deterioration of the situation. Meningitis must be suspected when a patient reports headache and fever within days after an invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion.
authors.affiliation: Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. hkoning@jvg.nl
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Koning
authors.forename: Henk M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Koning
authors.forename: Wilco E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: van Genderen
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Kleef
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015171:Ganglionectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000601:surgery*