Open AccessTrigeminal neuralgia secondary to posterior fossa tumor
Author(s) -
Mamta Agrawal,
Vikrant Agrawal,
Rajiv Agrawal,
D Pramod
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.69161
Subject(s) - medicine , trigeminal neuralgia , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , trigeminal nerve , neuralgia , surgery , neuroimaging , posterior fossa , posterior cranial fossa , parapharyngeal space , medical history , radiology , neuropathic pain , anesthesia , psychiatry
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is by no means an uncommon entity presenting as typical or atypical pain syndrome with a standard treatment protocol consisting of medical and surgical therapies. The diagnosis of TN is mainly dependent on the characteristics of symptoms conveyed by the patient and the clinical presentation. Careful history taking, proper interpretation of the signs and symptoms and cranial nerve assessment are necessary for proper diagnosis. Here, we report a case of TN, treated for dental problems and then for neuralgia with only short-term relief. Subsequently, the patient underwent neuroimaging and was found to be having an uncommon space-occupying lesion in the posterior cranial fossa.