Chronic craniomandibular pain after craniotomy: A long-term clinical study

Chronic craniomandibular/cervical pain and temporomandibular disorders have not been studied in patients who had a craniotomy several years previously. The aim of the current clinical work was to address these issues. A total group of 150 ambulant patients who had a previous craniotomy was subclassi...

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Published inCranio p. 1
Main Author Effat, Kamal G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 12.12.2022
Subjects
Craniotomy
brain pain neuromatrix
craniomandibular pain
temporomandibular disorder
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Summary:Chronic craniomandibular/cervical pain and temporomandibular disorders have not been studied in patients who had a craniotomy several years previously. The aim of the current clinical work was to address these issues. A total group of 150 ambulant patients who had a previous craniotomy was subclassified according to whether or not the temporalis muscle was manipulated. The average incidence of multiple subsite regional head and neck pain was 69.3% a number of years after a craniotomy. Evidence of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint was significantly higher in the group that required manipulation of the temporalis muscle during the procedure. The pattern of chronic craniomandibular/cervical pain experienced years after a craniotomy supports the brain neuromatrix theory of pain.
ISSN:2151-0903
DOI:10.1080/08869634.2022.2154930