These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Intraoperative monitoring of sensory part of the trigeminal nerve using blink reflex during microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia.
    Author: Simioni V, Capone JG, Sette E, Granieri E, Farneti M, Cavallo MA, Tugnoli V.
    Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien); 2018 Jan; 160(1):165-169. PubMed ID: 29177630.
    Abstract:
    Intraoperative monitoring during cerebellopontine angle surgery is widely accepted. While techniques which monitor cranial motor nerves are commonly used, monitoring the sensory afferents has been challenging. Considering the reflex arc, blink reflex (BR) might be useful in monitoring the sensory part of the trigeminal nerve, the brainstem connections and the facial nerve. We describe the case of a patient who developed hemifacial hypoesthesia after microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. Intraoperative BR showed a severe loss of R1 amplitude. BR might be a useful intraoperative technique to monitor the sensory part of the trigeminal nerve.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]