British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1985, Vol. 57, No. 5 535-537
© 1985 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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INJURY TO TERMINAL BRANCHES OF THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE FOLLOWING TRACHEAL INTUBATION
Department of Anaesthesia, Erasmus University Rotterdam Postbox 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Injury to multiple terminal branches of the maxillary and mandibutar divisions of the trigeminal nerve is described. The injury occurred following difficult tracheal intubation using a retrograde technique. The possible anatomical basis of the injury is described.