Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluation of Trigeminal Neuralgia with its Anatomical Correlation

• Published in: Biomedical & pharmacology journal Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 289
• Main Authors: Subha, M, Arvind, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bhopal Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Brain stem; Brain tumors; Central nervous system; Compression; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mandible; Medical imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Nervous system; Neuralgia; Neuroimaging; Neurosurgery; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pain; Peripheral neuropathy; Pons; Trigeminal nerve; Visualization

Neuropathic Pain is caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system. Trigeminal neuralgia is one such disease which is characterized by episodes of unilateral, lancinating, shock- like pains and are also intermixed with pain free episodes. It has a primary or cl...