Extradural haematoma following temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis and lavage

T A Carroll; K Smith; J Jakubowski

doi:10.1080/02688690050004633

Extradural haematoma following temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis and lavage

Br J Neurosurg. 2000 Apr;14(2):152-4. doi: 10.1080/02688690050004633.

Authors

T A Carroll¹, K Smith, J Jakubowski

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

PMID: 10889893
DOI: 10.1080/02688690050004633

Abstract

We describe a case of a 59-year-old woman who remained drowsy and developed a left hemiparesis following right temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthrocentesis and lavage for TMJ dysfunction. CT demonstrated an extradural haematoma. This is the first reported case of an extradural haematoma following TMJ arthrocentesis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Female
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology*
Humans
Middle Aged
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology
Paracentesis / adverse effects*
Paresis / etiology
Postoperative Complications*
Suction
Temporomandibular Joint / anatomy & histology
Temporomandibular Joint / diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / surgery*
Therapeutic Irrigation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed