Early glucocorticoid therapy for brainstem edema associated with acute inflammatory Teflon granuloma after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: illustrative case
Although surgical removal is generally recommended for symptomatic Teflon granuloma, early glucocorticoid therapy may be effective when acute inflammatory Teflon granuloma is suspected and infection has been carefully excluded. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE251023.
Authors
- Shisei YOSHIDA
- Kouichirou Okamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7737-1596)
- Tetsuya Hiraishi
- Ryosuke Ogura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7429-2662)
- Daiju Mitsuhashi
- Kaoru Tomikawa
- Kiichi Sakai
- Makoto Oishi
- Ryota Okura
Institutions
- Niigata University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case251023
- Primary Topic
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00