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Trigeminal sensory symptoms associated with hydrocephalus
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
|July 1, 1977
Summary
Hydrocephalus treatment resolved trigeminal sensory symptoms in three patients, including facial pain and paraesthesia. This suggests a link between hydrocephalus and trigeminal nerve issues.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Trigeminal neuralgia is a debilitating condition characterized by facial pain.
- Sensory symptoms can manifest in the trigeminal nerve distribution.
- Hydrocephalus, an excess of cerebrospinal fluid, can increase intracranial pressure.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between hydrocephalus and trigeminal sensory symptoms.
- To report on cases where trigeminal symptoms resolved with hydrocephalus treatment.
Main Methods:
- Case series involving three patients with trigeminal sensory symptoms and hydrocephalus.
- Clinical observation of symptom resolution following hydrocephalus management.
Main Results:
- All three patients experienced remission of trigeminal sensory symptoms after hydrocephalus treatment.
- Two patients presented with facial pain similar to trigeminal neuralgia.
- One patient reported facial paraesthesia.
Conclusions:
- Hydrocephalus may be an underlying cause of certain trigeminal sensory symptoms.
- Treatment of hydrocephalus can lead to the resolution of associated neurological deficits.
- Further research is warranted to elucidate the pathological mechanisms linking hydrocephalus and trigeminal nerve dysfunction.
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