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Improvement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a Patient With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature



Hajiabadi M1, 2 ; Babakhani B3, 4 ; Farzin M2 ; Tavakolizadeh S5
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  1. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Iranian International Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Acta Medica Iranica Published:2019

Abstract

Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has rarely been reported to be associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). We report a case of NPH with trigeminal neuralgia, whose symptoms completely resolved after endoscopic third ventriculostomy. We will notify another surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia, considering the different pathophysiology of TN and a brief review of the literature. © 2019, Medical Sciences University of Tehera. All rights reserved.