Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

A CLINICAL STUDY OF 25 CASES OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Rameshwar Dayal Goyal, Manish Kumar

Abstract :

 Introduction: Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the 5th cranial nerve, one of the most widely distributed nerves in the head.

Aims and objectives: 25 cases of trigeminal neuralgia were studied from the point of view of clinical features and treatment.

Material and Methods: Twenty five patients were taken from the Neuro Surgery Department, S.M.S. Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur. The following treatment regimens were employed: Drug Treatment, Injection treatment and Surgical treatment.

Results: Trigeminal neuralgia was most common in the age group of 51 to 60 years.  Males were more commonly involved than females i.e. males 56% and females 44%.  Trigger zones were present in 16% of the cases. Combined involvement of second and third division was commonest which occurred in 36% of cases. Post operative complications occurred in four cases out of thirteen cases operated for.

Conclusion: Drug treatment should be tried in all cases of trigeminal neuralgia especially those who are unfit or reluctant for surgery

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A CLINICAL STUDY OF 25 CASES OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA , Rameshwar Dayal Goyal, Manish Kumar , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-12| December-2018


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