Open AccessQuantitative magnetic resonance evaluation of the trigeminal nerve in familial dysautonomia
Author(s) -
Eugene Won,
JoseAlberto Palma,
Horacio Kaufmann,
Sarah Sarvis Milla,
Benjamin Cohen,
Horacio Kaufmann,
James S. Babb,
Yvonne W. Lui
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical autonomic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1619-1560
pISSN - 0959-9851
DOI - 10.1007/s10286-019-00593-0
Subject(s) - medicine , trigeminal nerve , magnetic resonance imaging , interquartile range , neurology , atrophy , neuroradiology , trigeminal neuralgia , anatomy , pathology , radiology , anesthesia , psychiatry
Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease that affects the development of sensory and autonomic neurons, including those in the cranial nerves. We aimed to determine whether conventional brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could detect morphologic changes in the trigeminal nerves of these patients.