Course of the Bony Canal Associated with High-Positioned Supraorbital Foramina: An Anatomic Study to Facilitate Safe Mobilization of the Supraorbital Nerve

Shimizu, Shinobu; Osawa, Shigeyuki; Utsuki, Satoshi; Oka, Hiroaki; Fujii, Koichi

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1042434

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“…The supraorbital nerve exits the cranium through a bony foramen or notch, and a high-positioned supraorbital foramen with a long bony canal can be present in up to 24 percent of cases. 66 The infraorbital and mental nerves pass through long bony canals as well. They are already divided into their terminal branches at the level of foraminal exit, and they have a short distance to reach the skin.…”

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The Face as a Sensory Organ

Siemionow

Gharb

Rampazzo

2011

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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The Face as a Sensory Organ

Siemionow

Gharb

Rampazzo

2011

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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“…During craniotomies, neurosurgeons should employ strategies to protect the supraorbital nerve and prevent supraorbital neuralgia. 14 , 15 …”

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Treatment of post-craniotomy acute severe supraorbital neuralgia using ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency: a case report

Xiao

Ren

et al. 2018

JPR

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Pulsed radiofrequency is an effective, safe, and nondestructive pain treatment technique that has been insufficiently reported in the treatment of supraorbital neuralgia. We report the successful use of pulsed radiofrequency to alleviate acute severe supraorbital neuralgia in a post-craniotomy patient. A 52-year-old female, who had acute severe supraorbital neuralgia after having received a right frontal craniotomy and with poor efficacy in response to medication and a nerve block, was subjected to ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment and experienced complete pain relief, as a result of which the patient stopped taking all analgesic drugs. The patient had follow-up visits for 1 year, during which she reported no pain. Furthermore, no side effects of nerve damage after pulsed radiofrequency were observed. Our results suggest that pulsed radiofrequency is a promising technique for the treatment of supraorbital neuralgia and that further studies of this technique should be conducted.

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“…A notch is clinically palpable, whereas a foramen is not. 2,6,[16][17][18][19] The average distance of the SON origin from the midline has been reported by previous studies within a range of 1.93 to 3.10 cm. 17 We found the SON origin at an average vertical distance of 0.25 cm above the palpable superior orbital rim.…”

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