• J Clin Neurosci · Jul 2003

    Case Reports

    Post-herpetic trigeminal neuralgia treated with deep brain stimulation.

    • A L Green, D Nandi, G Armstrong, H Carter, and T Aziz.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
    • J Clin Neurosci. 2003 Jul 1;10(4):512-4.

    AbstractPost-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).

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