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
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
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Female
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Functional Laterality
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Herpes Zoster / complications*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neuralgia, Postherpetic / diagnosis*
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Neuralgia, Postherpetic / pathology
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Neuralgia, Postherpetic / therapy*
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Treatment Outcome
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology*
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / pathology
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / therapy*