| Meningitis After Invasive Treatment of the Trigeminal Ganglion: 2 Case Reports and a Review of the Literature. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21705871 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this case is to report the rare complication of a meningitis after an invasive treatment of the trigeminal ganglion. METHODS: In this case report, two cases of meningitis due to oral streptococci are reported and a review of literature is presented. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: This 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. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Mark V Koning; Henk M Koning; Wilco E van Genderen; Maarten van Kleef |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-23 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The Clinical journal of pain Volume: - ISSN: 1536-5409 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-6-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8507389 Medline TA: Clin J Pain Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
*Free University Medical Center †Jan van Goyen Medical Center, Amsterdam ‡Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Performance of Anesthetic Depth Indexes in Rabbits under Propofol Anesthesia: Prediction Probabiliti...
Next Document: Neurophysiological Characterization of Persistent Postthoracotomy Pain.