AUTHOR=Prasetya Mustaqim , Adidharma Peter , Inoue Takuro , Sulistyanto Adi , Fadhil , Oswari Selfy , Keswani Ryan Rhiveldi , Kusdiansah Muhammad , Aji Yunus Kuntawi , Arham Abrar TITLE=Case report: Teflon granuloma following microvascular decompression manifesting as light-triggered trigeminal neuralgia JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.904434 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2022.904434 ISSN=2296-875X ABSTRACT=

Trigeminal Neuralgia is commonly triggered by stimuli in the area of the trigeminal nerve innervation. We report an exceptionally rare case of a 61-year-old woman who complained of recurrent trigeminal neuralgia, which sole trigger was seeing a bright light. Teflon felt that was placed on the nerve root in the initial surgery was suspected of causing this rare type of trigeminal neuralgia. A reflex circuit linking luminance to trigeminal nerve activity may be implicated in activating a trigeminal nociceptive pathway by a bright light trigger.