A CASE REPORT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA TREATED BY ALCOHOL INJECTION AND PHARMACOTHERAPY

Kim,  Kwang-Hyun; Kim,  Hong-Ki; Kim,  Moon-Gon

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 10(4); 1972 > Article

Journal of Korean Dental Association 1972;10(4):233-236.
Published online April 30, 1972.

삼차신경통의 효과적인 치료법과 증례

김광현¹, 김홍기², 김문곤³

^¹가톨릭대학 의학부 치과학교실
^²가톨릭대학 의학부 치과학교실
^³가톨릭대학 의학부 치과학교실

A CASE REPORT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA TREATED BY ALCOHOL INJECTION AND PHARMACOTHERAPY

Kwang-Hyun Kim¹, Hong-Ki Kim², Moon-Gon Kim³

¹Department of Dentistry, Catholic Medical College
²Department of Dentistry, Catholic Medical College
³Department of Dentistry, Catholic Medical College

Abstract

The authors have effectively treated a case of true trigeminal neuralgia involving the 3rd branch of the 5th cranial nerve by mandibular nerve block with alcohol and Dilantin administration, and reached following results. 1. Alcohol injection has a definite value as the primary treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. 2. It is not yet to be clarified whether the effects of alcohol injection and Dilantin therapy reveal synergism. 3. Phenobarital was given as an adjuvant of Dilantin, but its effect on the painful paroxysms is questionable.