Abstract
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) complicated with temporal arteritis (TA) is not a common disease, but it is a very important syndrome to consider for diagnosing facial pain in individuals older than 50 years. We therefore report on a rare case of TN with TA that occurred simultaneously on the same side with each symptom responding to specific treatment.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Decompression, Surgical
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Facial Pain / etiology*
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Facial Pain / pathology
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Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
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Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis
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Giant Cell Arteritis / drug therapy
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Giant Cell Arteritis / pathology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Male
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Microvessels / surgery
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Treatment Outcome
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / complications*
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / diagnosis
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / drug therapy
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Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery