Prolonged vertigo and ataxia after mandibular nerve block for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Common complications of neurolytic mandibular nerve block are hypoesthesia, dysesthesia, and chemical neuritis. We report a rare complication, prolonged severe vertigo and ataxia, after neurolytic mandibular blockade in a patient suffering from trigeminal neuralgia. Coronoid approach was used for ri...

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Main Authors: Arvind Chaturvedi, H H Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2011;volume=27;issue=3;spage=386;epage=388;aulast=Chaturvedi