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KMID : 0911820110120020101
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Korean Journal of Headache
2011 Volume.12 No. 2 p.101 ~ p.104
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A Case of Symptomatic Trigeminal Neuralgia Responsive to Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery
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Lee Sang-Jun
Choi Young-Chul
Lee Soo-Joo
Oh Gun-Sei
Park Moon-Sun
Ko Young-Chai
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Abstract
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A 62-year-old woman complained of facial pain. She was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia(TN) and had persistent symptoms despite adequate medication. After two years, she was admitted with acute stroke and magnetic resonance image revealed an enhanced solid mass in the left cerebellopontine angle(CPA). The CPA tumor was suggested as possible cause of intractable TN and the pain was relieved after Gamma-knife radiosurgery. We suggest that the comprehensive evaluation of etiology in patients with intractable TN should be recommended. And Gamma-knife radiosurgery can be an alternative treatment option.
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KEYWORD
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Trigeminal neuralgia, Cerebellopontine angle tumor, Radiosurgery
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