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- Title
Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia Secondary to Meningioma.
- Authors
Niwant, Premeshwar; Motwani, Mukta; Naik, Sushil
- Abstract
Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve that causes episodes of intense, stabbing, electric shock-like pain that lasts from few seconds to few minutes in the areas of the face where the branches of the nerve are distributed. More than one nerve branch can be affected by the disorder. We report an unusual case of trigeminal neuralgia affecting right side of face presenting atypical features of neuralgia and not responding to the usual course of treatment. The magnetic resonance imaging study of brain revealed a large extra-axial mass involving right cerebellopontine angle region causing moderate pressure effect on trigeminal nerve and brain stem. The aim of this case report is to show a tumor of cerebellopontine angle, presenting clinically as atypical trigeminal neuralgia.
- Subjects
TRIGEMINAL neuralgia treatment; MENINGIOMA; CRANIAL nerves; MAGNETIC resonance imaging of the brain; CEREBELLOPONTILE angle; BRAIN stem
- Publication
Case Reports in Dentistry, 2015, p1
- ISSN
2090-6447
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/462569