Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report
The present case report describes a patient who had presented with resistant trigeminal neuralgia and was later discovered to suffer from idiopathic increased intracranial pressure. The related symptoms were resolved by decreasing the intracranial pressure. As in our case, symptom relief can predic...
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The present case report describes a patient who had presented with resistant trigeminal neuralgia and was later discovered to suffer from idiopathic increased intracranial pressure. The related symptoms were resolved by decreasing the intracranial pressure. As in our case, symptom relief can predict a good prognosis in these cases, resulting in an improved quality of life. Although it is not frequently reported, this potential association can be significant as resolving intracranial hypertension can easily improve the symptoms in those suffering from this condition.To our knowledge, no relationship between increased intracranial pressure and trigeminal neuralgia had yet been reported in the literature.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c0cf225136140ca827c5691390d66382023-02-20T08:45:12ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912023-02-017510.18502/crcp.v7i5.11866Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case ReportKiana Amani0Shima Ghafouri1Bahareh Pourghaz2Abbas Tafakhori3Department of Neurology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Neurology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The present case report describes a patient who had presented with resistant trigeminal neuralgia and was later discovered to suffer from idiopathic increased intracranial pressure. The related symptoms were resolved by decreasing the intracranial pressure. As in our case, symptom relief can predict a good prognosis in these cases, resulting in an improved quality of life. Although it is not frequently reported, this potential association can be significant as resolving intracranial hypertension can easily improve the symptoms in those suffering from this condition.To our knowledge, no relationship between increased intracranial pressure and trigeminal neuralgia had yet been reported in the literature. https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/673Trigeminal neuralgiaResistant trigeminal neuralgiaIntracranial PressureIntracranial hypertension |
| spellingShingle | Kiana Amani Shima Ghafouri Bahareh Pourghaz Abbas Tafakhori Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report Case Reports in Clinical Practice Trigeminal neuralgia Resistant trigeminal neuralgia Intracranial Pressure Intracranial hypertension |
| title | Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report |
| title_full | Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report |
| title_short | Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report |
| title_sort | trigeminal neuralgia as a manifestation of increased intracranial pressure a case report |
| topic | Trigeminal neuralgia Resistant trigeminal neuralgia Intracranial Pressure Intracranial hypertension |
| url | https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/673 |
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