Neuralgia del trigémino

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Neuralgia del trigémino

Definición:

Es una inflamación extremadamente dolorosa del nervio más grande de la cabeza (nervio trigémino).

Nombres alternativos:

Tic doloroso

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La neuralgia del trigémino causa dolor facial intenso como de alivio y espasmo en el lado del nervio afectado y es un padecimiento que generalmente afecta a las personas de edad avanzada. Con frecuencia, no se puede encontrar una causa, aunque hay áreas de inflamación del cerebro o vasos sanguíneos anormales (malformaciones arteriovenosas) que pueden ser responsables.

Estos ataques dolorosos por la neuralgia del trigémino se pueden presentar después de tocar ligeramente diferentes áreas cutáneas de la cara, a lo largo del recorrido del sexto par craneal.

Referencias:

Kanai A, Saito M, Hoka S. Subcutaneous sumatriptan for refractory trigeminal neuralgia. Headache . 2006 Apr;46(4):577-82.

Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology . 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003: 178-179.

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