Anesthesia dolorosa caused by penetrating cranial injury
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Tarih
2006
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Karger
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
Anesthesia dolorosa (AD) is an uncommon complication of surgical treatments for trigeminal neuralgia. Its incidence is around 0.8%. To our best knowledge, AD caused by a penetrating cranial injury has not been reported previously. We report the case of a 31-year-old male patient with left-sided neuropathic keratitis and AD that began 18 years earlier, following a penetrating cranial injury with a knife to the left postauricular area. The patient was successfully treated by a carbamazepine and gabapentin combination. In conclusion, penetrating cranial injury is uncommon but may cause a serious neurologic disturbance. In the differential diagnosis of AD, a penetrating injury should be kept in mind. In these cases, treatments should be effective and immediate; otherwise, this may result in catastrophic consequences such as neurotrophic keratitis and blindness. Ophthalmologists should be aware of these potential problems. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anesthesia Dolorosa, Anesthesia Dolorosa, Mechanism, Penetrating Cranial Injury, Anesthesia Dolorosa, Treatment
Kaynak
European Neurology
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
56
Sayı
3
