Surgical management of nervus intermedius neuralgia : A report of 4 cases and literature review
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved..
BACKGROUND: Nervus intermedius neuralgia (NIN) is characterized by paroxysmal episodes of sharp, lancinating pain in the deep ear. Unfortunately, only a few studies exist in the literature on this pain syndrome, its pathology and postoperative outcomes.
METHOD: We conducted a retrospective review of four cases diagnosed with NIN who underwent a neurosurgical intervention at our center from January 2015 to January 2023. Detailed information on their MRI examinations, intraoperative findings and other clinical presentations were obtained, and the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves were isolated for immunohistochemistry examination.
RESULTS: A total of 4 NIN patients who underwent a microsurgical intervention at our institution were included in this report. The NI was sectioned in all patients and 3 of them underwent a microvascular decompression. Of these 4 patients, 1 had a concomitant trigeminal neuralgia (TN), and 1 a concomitant glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). Three patients underwent treatment for TN and 2 for GPN. Follow-up assessments ranged from 8 to 99 months. Three patients reported complete pain relief immediately after the surgery until last follow-up, while in the remaining patient the preoperative pain gradually resolved over the 3 month period. Immunohistochemistry revealed that a greater amount of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells had infiltrated the glossopharyngeal versus vagus nerve.
CONCLUSIONS: NIN is an extremely rare condition showing a high degree of overlap with TN/GPN. An in depth neurosurgical intervention is effective to completely relieve NIN pain, without any serious complications. It appears that T cells may play regulatory role in the pathophysiology of CN neuralgia.
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Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 121(2024) vom: 03. März, Seite 11-17 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Nervus intermedius neuralgia (NIN) is characterized by paroxysmal episodes of sharp, lancinating pain in the deep ear. Unfortunately, only a few studies exist in the literature on this pain syndrome, its pathology and postoperative outcomes | ||
| 520 | |a METHOD: We conducted a retrospective review of four cases diagnosed with NIN who underwent a neurosurgical intervention at our center from January 2015 to January 2023. Detailed information on their MRI examinations, intraoperative findings and other clinical presentations were obtained, and the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves were isolated for immunohistochemistry examination | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: A total of 4 NIN patients who underwent a microsurgical intervention at our institution were included in this report. The NI was sectioned in all patients and 3 of them underwent a microvascular decompression. Of these 4 patients, 1 had a concomitant trigeminal neuralgia (TN), and 1 a concomitant glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). Three patients underwent treatment for TN and 2 for GPN. Follow-up assessments ranged from 8 to 99 months. Three patients reported complete pain relief immediately after the surgery until last follow-up, while in the remaining patient the preoperative pain gradually resolved over the 3 month period. Immunohistochemistry revealed that a greater amount of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells had infiltrated the glossopharyngeal versus vagus nerve | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: NIN is an extremely rare condition showing a high degree of overlap with TN/GPN. An in depth neurosurgical intervention is effective to completely relieve NIN pain, without any serious complications. It appears that T cells may play regulatory role in the pathophysiology of CN neuralgia | ||
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