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Trigeminal Neuralgia

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Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia is a debilitating condition characterized by severe unilateral facial pain episodes that are most commonly attributed to vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve. Pain episodes usually occur in response to light touch and may last seconds to a few minutes. MRI is often the imaging of choice to evaluate the cause of trigeminal neuralgia and rule out other diagnoses. Medical management is reportedly successful in about 90% of cases and mainly includes antiepileptic medications such as carbamazepine or oxcarbazepine. However, in recalcitrant cases, microvascular decompressive surgery or palliative destructive surgery is often necessary.

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  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York, NY, USA

    Elizabeth Adamov DO

  2. New York University Langone Medical Center and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York, NY, USA

    Heidi N. Fusco MD

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Stuart B. Kahn

  2. Interventional Pain Management, San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Rachel Yinfei Xu

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Adamov, E., Fusco, H.N. (2017). Trigeminal Neuralgia. In: Kahn, S., Xu, R. (eds) Musculoskeletal Sports and Spine Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50512-1_4

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