Neuralgia associated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy in a patient initially diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder

Temitope T. Omolehinwa; Thamer Musbah; Bhavik Desai; Bert W. O'Malley; Eric T. Stoopler

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Neuralgia associated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy in a patient initially diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder

Temitope T. Omolehinwa, Thamer Musbah, Bhavik Desai, Bert W. O'Malley, Eric T. Stoopler

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Head and neck neoplasms may be difficult to detect because of wide-ranging symptoms and the presence of overlapping anatomic structures in the region. This case report describes a patient with chronic otalgia and temporomandibular disorder, who developed sudden-onset neuralgia while receiving transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy. Further diagnostic evaluation revealed a skull base tumor consistent with adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TENS-associated neuralgia leading to a diagnosis of primary intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e101-e104
Journal	Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Volume	119
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.015
State	Published - Mar 2015

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In: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Vol. 119, No. 3, 03.2015, p. e101-e104.

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