| Autor: |
ZORGÖR, GÜLŞAH, GUL, GUNAY, EREN, FULYA, BASTUG GUL, ZEYNEP, CAPAN, ALPEREN, Soysal, Aysun |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| DOI: |
10.6084/m9.figshare.21843525.v2 |
| Popis: |
Purpose of review: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an efficious therapeutic option which is widely used all over the world in drug-resistant epilepsy cases. Being a surgical procedure, some complications may develop with VNS implantation. Although VNS-related pain symptoms have been reported, VNS-related trigeminal neuralgia is an unexpected and rather rare side effect. This report is to present a case of trigeminal pain as an adverse effect of VNS. Recent findings: A patient with drug-resistant epilepsy under VNS treatment developed pain synchronously with stimulation in his left upper and lower jaw and teeth. The pain occurred on the day of stimulation current intensity (SCI) increase. The sudden disappearance of the pain with decreasing the SCI suggested that trigeminal pain was related to VNS. Summary: Since it is a rare side effect, trigeminal pain may not be regarded as a VNS-related side effect and moreover, it may lead to unnecessary examinations. Being a rapid reversible side effect, recognizing it and reducing the SCI is crucial. VNS stimulation paradigms on nociception are still largely unknown, and it will be an important step to elucidate the important impact of VNS in pain modulation. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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