Late-onset jaw and teeth pain mimicking trigeminal neuralgia associated with chronic vagal nerve stimulation: case series and review of the literature

Abstract Background Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) for refractory epilepsy is well established. Trigeminal neuralgia itself is a common disease in adults, and thus, late-onset pain in the trigeminal region under VNS, which is extremely rare, may not be recognized as caused by VNS. Case presentation T...

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Hauptverfasser:	Gabriela Timarova, Andrej Šteňo
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2017-06-01
Schriftenreihe:	BMC Neurology
Schlagworte:	VNS Epilepsy Trigeminal pain Side effects Pain Case report
Online-Zugang:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0892-4
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