Improvement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a Patient With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Mohamadreza Hajiabadi; Babak Babakhani; Mostafa Farzin; Sara Tavakolizadeh

doi:10.18502/acta.v57i12.3472

Mohamadreza Hajiabadi
Babak Babakhani
Mostafa Farzin
Sara Tavakolizadeh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v57i12.3472

Keywords: Trigeminal neuralgia; Hydrocephalus; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Abstract

Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has rarely been reported to be associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). We report a case of NPH with trigeminal neuralgia, whose symptoms completely resolved after endoscopic third ventriculostomy. We will notify another surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia, considering the different pathophysiology of TN and a brief review of the literature.