MRI as an Essential Diagnostic Approach for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 462-464 - 2014
N. S. Kedarnath1, R. Shruthi1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India

Tóm tắt

Trigeminal neuralgia is a well recognised disorder frequently reported to the dentist. The diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia is primarily based on history and clinical criteria. The clinical findings do not differentiate idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia from symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia. We describe a case of cliviopetrosal meningioma presenting as trigeminal neuralgia and discuss the importance of magnetic resonance imaging as an essential diagnostic approach when trigeminal neuralgia occurs concurrently with a brain tumour.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Sirois DA (2001) Orofacial neuralgias and neuropathic pain. In: Silverman S, Truelove E, Eversole R (eds) Essentials of oral medicine. BC Decker Inc, Hamilton Love S, Coakham HB (2001) Trigeminal neuralgia: pathology and pathogenesis. Brain 124(Pt 12):2347–2360 Klieb HB, Freeman BV (2008) Trigeminal neuralgia caused by intracranial epidermoid tumour: report of a case. J Can Dent Assoc 74(1):63–65 Scrivani SJ, Mathews ES, Maciewicz RJ (2005) Trigeminal neuralgia. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 100(5):527–538 Cirak B, Kiymaz N, Arslanoglu A (2004) Trigeminal neuralgia caused by intracranial epidermoid tumor: report of a case and review of the different therapeutic modalities. Pain 7(1):129–132 Iwasaki K, Kondo A, Otsuka S, Hasegawa K, Ohbayashi T (1992) Painful tic convulsif caused by a brain tumor: case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 30(6):916–919 Al-mefty O, Smith RR (1991) Clival and petroclival meningiomas. In: Al-mefty O (ed) Meningiomas. Raven Press, New York, pp 517–537 Mayberg MR, Symon L (1986) Meningiomas of the clivus and apical petrous bone. Report of 35 cases. J Neurosurg 65(2):160–167 Ramina R, Fernandes BY, Neto MC (2008) Petroclival meningiomas: diagnosis, treatment and results. In: Ramina R, Aguiar P, Tatagiba M (eds) Samii’s essentials in neurosurgery, vol 13. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp 121–134 Samii M, Ammirati M (1991) Petroclival meningiomas. In: Schmidek HH (ed) Meningiomas and their surgical management. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 396–403 Sekar LN, Jannetta PJ (1987) Petroclival and medial tentorial meningiomas. In: Sekhar LN, Schramm VS Jr (eds) Tumors of the cranial base: diagnosis and treatment. Futura, Mount Kisco, pp 623–640 Iacob G, Cracium M (2011) Silvia Tene, microsurgical removal of posterior and petroclival meningiomas: a report of 8 cases. Romanian Neurosurg 18:2. http://www.roneurosurgery.eu/atdoc/IacobG_MicrosurgicalRemoval_f.pdf