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ArticleMedicines (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Clinical Effectiveness of Mirogabalin Besylate for Trigeminal Neuropathy after Skull Base Surgery: Illustrative Cases.

Kosuke Karatsu, Ryota Tamura, Tsubasa Miyauchi, Junki Sogano, Utaro Hino, Takashi Iwama, Masahiro Toda

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Article in Medicines (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kosuke KaratsuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Ryota TamuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8637-901X
Tsubasa MiyauchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Junki SoganoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Utaro HinoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Takashi IwamaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Masahiro TodaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Keio University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostoperative trigeminal neuropathy may be seen after surgery for middle and posterior cranial fossa lesions. Although neuropathic pain is a cause of reduced quality of life, global consensus on postoperative pain management is lacking. Mirogabalin besylate is a selective ligand for the α2δ subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels. Although mirogabalin has been used for patients with postherpetic neuralgia and painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, few reports have assessed the effect on postsurgical neuropathy. In this report, we describe a clinical effectiveness of mirogabalin for trigeminal neuropathy after skull base surgery. CASE DESCRIPTION: Case 1: A 51-year-old female with right trigeminal schwannoma was operated on via the anterior transpetrosal approach. She had tingling and numb feelings in the right face postoperatively. Mirogabalin was orally administered after the operation. Her continuous facial numbness immediately improved. Case 2: A 55-year-old female with left middle fossa base meningioma extending into the infratemporal fossa was operated on via the infratemporal fossa approach. She had a tingling feeling in the left face postoperatively. Mirogabalin was orally administered for this symptom after the operation, which gradually improved.

conclusionsMirogabalin may show significant pain relief for patients with trigeminal neuropathy after skull base surgery. Further studies using a larger number of patients are warranted to confirm these findings.

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