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- Title
Cervical Sympathetic Neuralgia Arising From a Schwannoma.
- Authors
Cheshire, William P.; Odell, John A.; Woodward, Timothy A.; Wharen, Robert E.
- Abstract
We describe an unusual case of neuropathic pain of the left face and shoulder accompanied by ipsilateral hyperhidrosis caused by a schwannoma of the cervical sympathetic chain. Additional signs of associated sympathetic hyperactivity included left-sided lacrimation, conjunctival injection, and nasal congestion. Autonomic testing demonstrated signs of increased vasomotor and sudomotor activity in the left palm. The pain was refractory to analgesic and antimigraine medications but resolved following surgical resection of the T2 schwannoma.
- Subjects
NEURALGIA; ACOUSTIC neuroma; SYMPATHETIC nervous system; HYPERHIDROSIS; VASOMOTOR system; PAIN management
- Publication
Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain, 2007, Vol 47, Issue 3, p444
- ISSN
0017-8748
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00734.x