Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome with involvement of masticatory muscles

A spectrum of other clinical features have been reported in MRS including intraoral and ocular lesions, other cranial nerves palsies and co-morbid conditions such as migraine headaches, allergic and autoimmune disorders [1-4]. While many different medications have been used in MRS, oral corticostero...

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Published inClinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 130; pp. 8 - 10
Main Authors Kuok, S.S, Ramli, N, Tan, C.T, Goh, K.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2015
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy
Brain - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Kinases
Male
Masticatory muscles
Masticatory Muscles - physiopathology
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - complications
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - diagnosis
Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome
Neurology
Neurosurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Trigeminal nerve
Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome
Masticatory muscles
Trigeminal nerve
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Summary:A spectrum of other clinical features have been reported in MRS including intraoral and ocular lesions, other cranial nerves palsies and co-morbid conditions such as migraine headaches, allergic and autoimmune disorders [1-4]. While many different medications have been used in MRS, oral corticosteroids were the mainstay of treatment in our patient in whom the recurrent episodes of orofacial swelling (but not the facial nerve palsy) responded repeated courses of oral prednisolone.
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ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.12.003