title: Acute onset of trigeminal neuralgia, facial paresis and dysphagia after mild head injury.
abstract: The authors report the rare and first documented case of concomitant microvascular decompression of trigeminal, facial and glossopharyngeal nerves for the management of intractable to medical therapy acute onset of trigeminal neuralgia, facial paresis and dysphagia after mild head injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Athens General Hospital , G. Gennimatas, Athens , Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gkekas
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Primikiris
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Georgakoulias
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D023261:Glasgow Outcome Scale; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D061145:Microvascular Decompression Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*