Title |
Trigeminal neuralgia in young adults.
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Published in |
Journal of Neurosurgery, December 2010
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DOI | 10.3171/2010.10.jns10781 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Diaa Bahgat, Dibyendu K Ray, Ahmed M Raslan, Shirley McCartney, Kim J Burchiel |
Abstract |
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a form of facial pain that can be debilitating if left untreated. It typically affects elderly adults and is thought to be related to neurovascular compression. It is uncommon in people younger than 30 years of age, with only 1% of cases reportedly occurring in those younger than 20 years of age. The most common cause of compression in young adults is thought to be venous nerve compression either alone or in association with arterial nerve compression. The objective of this study was to review data in cases of TN in which patients were 25 years of age or younger and to identify TN disease characteristics, demographics, clinical features, operative findings, and outcome. |
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