Two times of trigeminal neuralgia resolution following hydrocephalus treatment in a patient with a high-voltage electric shock to his head: a case report and a review of the literature

Abstract

Hydrocephalus has rarely been reported to be associated with trigeminal neuralgia. Here we report for the first time a case of trigeminal neuralgia associated with hydrocephalus, whose symptoms completely resolved twice after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. The patient had a high-voltage electric shock to his head, which has not been reported in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt to the best of our knowledge. The possible underlying mechanism of this situation is discussed in addition to a brief review of the literature.

Keywords:

• Trigeminal neuralgia
• hydrocephalus
• ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Professor Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar for his kind assistance in preparing and editing the draft of the manuscript.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests, financial and otherwise with any organization.