Trigeminal neuralgia (TN): non-vascular causes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on trigeminal neuralgia (tn): non-vascular causes: Risk factors Idiopathic Familial Hypertension Intrinsic trigeminal nerve lesions Posterior fossa tumours and lesions Skull base pathologies Other structural causes Other neurological causes Rare case reports

Risk factors

  • Idiopathic
  • Familial
  • Hypertension

Intrinsic trigeminal nerve lesions

Posterior fossa tumours and lesions

Skull base pathologies

Other structural causes

Other neurological causes

Rare case reports

References

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