Case report: Teflon granuloma following microvascular decompression manifesting as light-triggered trigeminal neuralgia

Autor: Mustaqim Prasetya, Peter Adidharma, Takuro Inoue, Adi Sulistyanto, Fadhil, Selfy Oswari, Ryan Rhiveldi Keswani, Muhammad Kusdiansah, Yunus Kuntawi Aji, Abrar Arham
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Surgery, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-875X
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.904434
Popis: Trigeminal Neuralgia is commonly triggered by stimuli in the area of the trigeminal nerve innervation. We report an exceptionally rare case of a 61-year-old woman who complained of recurrent trigeminal neuralgia, which sole trigger was seeing a bright light. Teflon felt that was placed on the nerve root in the initial surgery was suspected of causing this rare type of trigeminal neuralgia. A reflex circuit linking luminance to trigeminal nerve activity may be implicated in activating a trigeminal nociceptive pathway by a bright light trigger.
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