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Case Reports
. 2015 Mar;14(Suppl 1):462-4.
doi: 10.1007/s12663-014-0677-x. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

MRI as an essential diagnostic approach for trigeminal neuralgia

N S Kedarnath  1 , R Shruthi  1
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MRI as an essential diagnostic approach for trigeminal neuralgia

N S Kedarnath et al. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Cliviopetrosal meningioma; Gamma knife surgery; Intracranial lesions; MRI; Trigeminal neuralgia.

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Petroclival meningioma compressing the left sided 5th nerve complex
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Tumour spreading onto the inferior tentorial surface/hiatus margin, the region of the Meckel’s cave entry
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