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Subcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Field Stimulation for Refractory Facial Pain
Published on: May 10, 2017
[Chili for therapy of trigeminus neuralgia: a case report]
J Loeser1, B Pilgram, O Dagtekin
1Schmerzzentrum, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR), Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland. johannes.loeser@uk-koeln.de
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany)
|June 29, 2012
Abstract:
We report the case of a 39-year-old female patient who suffered from trigeminal neuralgia of the left lingual nerve for 6 years. The previous therapy according to the guidelines including a Jannetta operation was unsuccessful. Only after beginning with daily mastication and consumption of very hot chilli peppers has the patient become reliably pain-free.
