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Atypical neuralgia

MedGen UID:
65868
•Concept ID:
C0234247
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Atypical Neuralgia; Atypical Neuralgias; Neuralgia, Atypical; Neuralgias, Atypical
SNOMED CT: Atypical neuralgia (112102006)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Baron R, Binder A, Wasner G
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bridging veins and veins of the brainstem in microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.
Toda H, Iwasaki K, Yoshimoto N, Miki Y, Hashikata H, Goto M, Nishida N
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E2. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18122. PMID: 29961378
Microvascular decompression for primary trigeminal neuralgia: long-term effectiveness and prognostic factors in a series of 362 consecutive patients with clear-cut neurovascular conflicts who underwent pure decompression.
Sindou M, Leston J, Decullier E, Chapuis F
J Neurosurg 2007 Dec;107(6):1144-53. doi: 10.3171/JNS-07/12/1144. PMID: 18077952
Gamma knife treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: clinical and electrophysiological study.
Urgosik D, Vymazal J, Vladyka V, Liscák R
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1998 Oct;70 Suppl 1:200-9. doi: 10.1159/000056423. PMID: 9782252

Diagnosis

Bridging veins and veins of the brainstem in microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.
Toda H, Iwasaki K, Yoshimoto N, Miki Y, Hashikata H, Goto M, Nishida N
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E2. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18122. PMID: 29961378
Neurovascular relationship at the trigeminal root entry zone in persistent idiopathic facial pain: findings from MRI 3D visualisation.
Lang E, Naraghi R, Tanrikulu L, Hastreiter P, Fahlbusch R, Neundörfer B, Tröscher-Weber R
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005 Nov;76(11):1506-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.066084. PMID: 16227540Free PMC Article
On the natural history of trigeminal neuralgia.
Burchiel KJ, Slavin KV
Neurosurgery 2000 Jan;46(1):152-4; discussion 154-5. PMID: 10626945
Gamma knife treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: clinical and electrophysiological study.
Urgosik D, Vymazal J, Vladyka V, Liscák R
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1998 Oct;70 Suppl 1:200-9. doi: 10.1159/000056423. PMID: 9782252
Atypical neuralgia.
Arieff AJ, Wetzle N
Headache 1974 Oct;14(3):157-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1974.hed1403157.x. PMID: 4430605

Therapy

Trigeminal neuralgia due to venous neurovascular conflicts: outcome after microvascular decompression in a series of 55 consecutive patients.
Dumot C, Brinzeu A, Berthiller J, Sindou M
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017 Feb;159(2):237-249. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1007/s00701-016-2994-y. PMID: 27817008

Prognosis

Bridging veins and veins of the brainstem in microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.
Toda H, Iwasaki K, Yoshimoto N, Miki Y, Hashikata H, Goto M, Nishida N
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E2. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18122. PMID: 29961378
Microvascular decompression for primary trigeminal neuralgia: long-term effectiveness and prognostic factors in a series of 362 consecutive patients with clear-cut neurovascular conflicts who underwent pure decompression.
Sindou M, Leston J, Decullier E, Chapuis F
J Neurosurg 2007 Dec;107(6):1144-53. doi: 10.3171/JNS-07/12/1144. PMID: 18077952
On the natural history of trigeminal neuralgia.
Burchiel KJ, Slavin KV
Neurosurgery 2000 Jan;46(1):152-4; discussion 154-5. PMID: 10626945

Clinical prediction guides

Bridging veins and veins of the brainstem in microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.
Toda H, Iwasaki K, Yoshimoto N, Miki Y, Hashikata H, Goto M, Nishida N
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E2. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18122. PMID: 29961378
Gamma knife treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: clinical and electrophysiological study.
Urgosik D, Vymazal J, Vladyka V, Liscák R
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1998 Oct;70 Suppl 1:200-9. doi: 10.1159/000056423. PMID: 9782252

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