title: Delayed Trigeminal Motor Denervation after Pontine Hemorrhage.
abstract: Pontine hemorrhage is a life-threatening emergency which may result in high mortality and devastating disability. Trigeminal denervation is usually caused by neoplasms and trauma but rarely occurs after pontine hemorrhage. Herein, we present a patient with delayed trigeminal motor denervation who presents with progressive atrophy of the right temporalis and masseter muscles 1 year after pontine hemorrhage. Details of the pathogenesis and correlation between clinical, electrophysiological, and radiological findings are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Liang-Chun
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Dardinger Microneurosurgical Skull Base Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Al-Rahim
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abbasali Tailor
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: nslee1218@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jung-Shun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003714:Denervation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Trigeminal motor denervation; facial asymmetry; pontine hemorrhage; temporalis muscle atrophy