Post-herpetic trigeminal neuralgia treated with deep brain stimulation

A L Green; D Nandi; G Armstrong; H Carter; T Aziz

doi:10.1016/s0967-5868(03)00088-2

Post-herpetic trigeminal neuralgia treated with deep brain stimulation

J Clin Neurosci. 2003 Jul;10(4):512-4. doi: 10.1016/s0967-5868(03)00088-2.

Authors

A L Green¹, D Nandi, G Armstrong, H Carter, T Aziz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 12852900
DOI: 10.1016/s0967-5868(03)00088-2

Abstract

Post-herpetic neuralgic affects up to 20% of patients after an attack of trigeminal Herpes Zoster infection. Past medical and surgical treatments have been unrewarding. We report the successful treatment of such a case with deep brain stimulation into the region of the contralateral periventricular grey area (PVG) and ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus (VPL).

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Female
Functional Laterality
Herpes Zoster / complications*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuralgia, Postherpetic / diagnosis*
Neuralgia, Postherpetic / pathology
Neuralgia, Postherpetic / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology*
Trigeminal Neuralgia / pathology
Trigeminal Neuralgia / therapy*