• Clin J Pain · Feb 2012

    Review Case Reports

    Meningitis after invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion: two case reports and a review of the literature.

    • Mark V Koning, Henk M Koning, Wilco E van Genderen, and Maarten van Kleef.
    • Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. hkoning@jvg.nl
    • Clin J Pain. 2012 Feb 1;28(2):168-71.

    ObjectivesThe objective of this case is to report the rare complication of a meningitis after an invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion.MethodsIn this case report, two cases of meningitis due to oral streptococci are reported and a review of literature is presented.Results And DiscussionThis complication should be recognized as early as possible to prevent deterioration of the situation. Meningitis must be suspected when a patient reports headache and fever within days after an invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion.

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