Facial Numbness and Paresthesias Resolved with Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion

Elvis L. Francois; Nicholas J. Clark; Brett A. Freedman

doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00294

Facial Numbness and Paresthesias Resolved with Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion

Elvis L. Francois, Nicholas J. Clark, Brett A. Freedman

Orthopedic Surgery

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Case: We report 3 patients with classic trigeminal neuropathy (TN) findings, which were due to compressive cervical radiculopathy, and provide a brief anatomic explanation for this association. In each case, left-sided disk herniation between the C5 and C7 levels caused TN and classic (dermatome appropriate) cervical radicular findings, all of which resolved with anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF). Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first report of TN caused by radicular compression in the caudal subaxial (C5-C7) cervical spine, which resolved after ACDF.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E0294
Journal	JBJS case connector
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00294
State	Published - Jul 1 2019

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