Electromyographic and reflex study in idiopathic and symptomatic trigeminal neuralgias: latency of the jaw and blink reflexes

Recorded jaw reflexes were studied in 51 normal subjects. In addition, the blink and jaw reflexes combined with masseteric electromyography were recorded in 17 unselected patients with facial pain. Six of these patients, including two without neurological anomalies, showed electrodiagnostic anomalie...

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Published inJournal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 37; no. 11; pp. 1225 - 1230
Main Authors Visser, B. W. Ongerboer De, Goor, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.11.1974
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Electric Stimulation
Electromyography
Eyelids - physiopathology
Facial Neuralgia - diagnosis
Facial Paralysis - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Mandible - physiopathology
Middle Aged
Physical Stimulation
Reaction Time
Reflex
Trigeminal Neuralgia - diagnosis
Trigeminal Neuralgia - physiopathology
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Summary:Recorded jaw reflexes were studied in 51 normal subjects. In addition, the blink and jaw reflexes combined with masseteric electromyography were recorded in 17 unselected patients with facial pain. Six of these patients, including two without neurological anomalies, showed electrodiagnostic anomalies. The method proved valuable for differentiation between idiopathic and symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia.
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ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.37.11.1225