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Review
. 2007 Jan 27;334(7586):201-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39085.614792.BE.

Trigeminal neuralgia and its management

Luke Bennetto  1 , Nikunj K Patel, Geraint Fuller
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Review

Trigeminal neuralgia and its management

Luke Bennetto et al. BMJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1 Distribution of trigeminal neuralgia. In another 1% of patients it also affects all three divisions and rarely it can be bilateral (though paroxysms are not synchronous)
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Fig 2 Compression of the trigeminal nerve root by an aberrant loop of the superior cerebellar artery. Photograph provided by Hugh B Coakham
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Fig 3 Axial constructive interference in steady state magnetic resonance imaging through the brainstem of patient with bilateral compression of trigeminal nerve (TN) roots by aberrant loops of the superior cerebellar arteries
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Fig 4 Pain after surgical treatment of classic trigeminal neuralgia. Data come from series with broadly comparable diagnostic criteria, assessment criteria, and follow-up rates, w13 w15-w25 but combining the data has limitations (see box 3).
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