Abstract:Background:
A wide variety of conditions can cause trigeminal neuralgia (TN).
Case Description:
We describe a rare case of a 77-year-old female patient on hemodialysis presenting with severe TN on the right side of the face for several weeks. She underwent multiple revisions using catheter for brachiocephalic venous stenosis over 6 years after a therapeutic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was created in the left forearm. Her facial pain was consistent with Type 1 TN and remained intractable even after carbamaz… Show more
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