J Korean Pain Soc.  1996 Nov;9(2):395-398.

Trigeminal Neuralgia which Caused by Brain Tumor or Cerebrovascular Disease

• Kim C
• Lee HK
• Kim SM

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of 175 patients who were suffering from trigeminal neuralgia was done. We found 21 cases (12.0%) of abnormal findings including brain tumors and cerebrovascular disease on brain MRI. All patients were transferred to department of neurosurgery for operation. Among them, 7 patients refused or gave up operation and received nerve blocks with pure alcohol. Their MRI findings were meningioma, arachnoid cyst, arteriovenous malformation, venous angioma, and frontal sinus cancer This study demonstrates that peripheral nerve block or trigeminal nerve block with pure alcohol would be possible in case of elderly patients, patients who have poor general condition, patients who refuse operation, and brain tumor or cerebrovascular disease which located in dangerous area to be operated.

Keyword

Analgesia: alcohol block; brain: tumor; cerebrovascular disease; pain: trigeminal neuralgia

MeSH Terms

Aged
Arachnoid
Arteriovenous Malformations
Brain Neoplasms*
Brain*
Frontal Sinus
Hemangioma
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningioma
Nerve Block
Neurosurgery
Peripheral Nerves
Retrospective Studies
Trigeminal Nerve
Trigeminal Neuralgia*