Trigeminal neuralgia (TN): non-vascular causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN): non-vascular causes. Idiopathic, Familial, Hypertension. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Risk factors
- Idiopathic
- Familial
- Hypertension
Intrinsic trigeminal nerve lesions
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Posterior fossa tumours and lesions
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Skull base pathologies
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Other structural causes
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Other neurological causes
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Rare case reports
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References
- Brazis PW, Masdeu JC, Biller J. Localization in Clinical Neurology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia 2007 p279.
- Eide PK. Familial occurrence of classical and idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurol Sci 2022; 434:120101.
- Coffey RJ, Fromm GH. Familial trigeminal neuralgia and Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy. Report of two families and review. Surg Neurol 1991; 35:49-53.
- Testa D, Milanese C, La Mantia L, Mastrangelo M, Crenna P, Negri S. Familial trigeminal neuralgia in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. J Neurol 1981; 225:283-287.
- Smyth P, Greenough G, Stommel E. Familial trigeminal neuralgia: case reports and review of the literature. Headache 2003; 43:910-915.
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