Abducens nerve palsy after radiofrequency rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia: case report.
Neurosurgery
; 43(3): 623-5, 1998 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-9733320
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Abducens nerve palsy is a rare and reversible complication associated with percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizolysis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION An 86-year-old man developed an abducens nerve palsy immediately after undergoing percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizolysis for severe trigeminal neuralgia involving all three divisions of the trigeminal nerve. The palsy resolved spontaneously after 2 months. CONCLUSION:
This case, in combination with previous reports, suggests that cases of transient sixth nerve palsy associated with percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia are more likely to occur in elderly patients with ophthalmic division involvement.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Nervo Abducente
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Paralisia
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Ablação por Cateter
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Rizotomia
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Doenças dos Nervos Cranianos
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurosurgery
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos