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Trigeminal Neuralgia

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Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common form of facial neuropathic pain in the elderly.

Trigeminal neuralgia is classified as either classical trigeminal neuralgia “idiopathic” or painful trigeminal neuropathy “secondary.” Classical trigeminal neuralgia is due to neurovascular compression, while painful trigeminal neuropathy can be secondary to trauma, herpes zoster, tumor, or multiple sclerosis.

This chapter will review the pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and the diagnostic criteria of trigeminal neuralgia.

Pharmacological, interventional, and surgical options will be briefly analyzed as well.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA

    Samer Narouze MD, PhD

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Samer Narouze MD, PhD

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  1. Professor of Anesthesiology President-elect, American Academy of Pain Medicine, Director, Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Program, Departments of Pain Management and Neurosciences, Cleveland Clinic Anesthesiology Institute and Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Jianguo Cheng

  2. Chairman, Department Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Richard W. Rosenquist

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Narouze, S. (2018). Trigeminal Neuralgia. In: Cheng, J., Rosenquist, R. (eds) Fundamentals of Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64922-1_27

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