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Cardiac arrest caused by trigeminal neuralgia
M H Gottesman1, B Ibrahim, A S Elfenbein
1Division of Neurology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Headache
|June 1, 1996
Summary
Trigeminal neuralgia, a facial pain condition, can manifest unusually with fainting spells and cardiac arrest. Pacemaker implantation effectively prevented these syncope episodes, even when facial pain recurred.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Cardiology
- Pain Medicine
Background:
- Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic pain condition characterized by severe facial pain.
- Unusual neurological manifestations of TN, particularly those involving the autonomic nervous system, are not well-documented.