Trigeminal neuralgia brain tumor
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trigeminal-neuralgia
Would someone who has Trigeminal Neuralgia please help me out with the progression of this condition. For about a week now - I have numbness above my left eye that seems to have gotten worse everyday - first my eyebrow, then my forehead and now my skull. I have a low grade headache at times and when I lift my eyebrow, pain shoots up my forehead and skull, although not intense pain. I went to see my PCP and he thinks it is Trigeminal Neuralgia and wants to do an MRI.
Dear Friend,
Trigeminal Neuralgia is a really painful condition.However the lesion in your white matter may not linked with the same.If , after numerous MRI's nothing conclusive has been found about your brain's white matter lesions,then it's better to pause the things.
However the alarming thing is the sporadic weakness in your legs.I would suggest you to get a MRI screening of the full back.Maybe it will reveal more findings rather than multiple brain MRI's.
If I had to guess, I would say you have trigeminal neuralgia or 5th nerve palsy.
I found this - *not to say this is what you have, but just that it covers a possibilty*
"The pre-operative MRIs of 68 patients without the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis who were operated for typical TN between 1998 and 2003 were retrospectively reviewed Four of these showed hyperintense lesions in the pons on T2 MRI sequences. No patient had prior surgery.
Hi,
The common causes of shooting pains on right side of head are trigeminal neuralgia, temporal arteritis, tension headaches etc.In trigeminal neuralgia there are successive bouts of face pain. This pain occurs when a blood vessel compresses the trigeminal nerve as it leaves the brain stem. Temporal arteritis is caused due to inflammation of medium and large sized arteries bringing blood to the head.
Hi, My mother has suffered from Trigeminal Neuralgia for many years. The cause of hers is a Tumor in the back of her head under her skull. She went many years undiagnosed with facial pain. She even went so far as to have teeth (molars) pulled out because they said that would help. Finally after many tests they found the Tumor with an MRI. Its not cancerous but it does grow and they can not remove it because it could cause her to become paralyzed because it is wrapped in her nerves.
surgical techniques may be needed like cutting or destroying part of trigeminal nerve, surgery to remove a blood vessel or tumor that is putting pressure on the trigeminal nerve. Hope this helps. Take care.
In all probability, you are suffering from trigeminal neuralgia. For medical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia several types of drugs are tried either singly or in combination. These are anti-epilepsy drugs such as valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, phenytoin, gabapentin, and pregabalin; muscle relaxants such as clonazepam and baclofen; tricyclic antidepressants such as carbamazepine, amitriptyline, and nortriptyline.
t convince myself to pass this off as a headache anymore. I would really like to immediately rule out anything crazy like a brain tumor or cancer, I was hoping that could be done here, and it would basically come down to a pinched nerve or something of that sort. Another thing I will mention - I occasionally see spots of light in my vision.
This could be a trigeminal neuralgia. It can start after infections. Trigeminal neuralgia can be difficult to treat. There are some good medicines available for it.
The pain of trigeminal neuralgia can be brought on by even a light touch of the fingers,
Try medicines for TN and also take care of your allergy.
My mom has trigeminal neuralgia, it's from a tumor on the back of her head under her skull. It's intertwined in her nerves. The only thing that remotely helps her is seizure meds. It takes the edge off off the pains in her face. Good luck and get an MRI asap!
One of the causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia could be tumors. The Trigeminal nerve and its branches touches many parts of the face including the sinuses. (Google Gray's Anatomy (bartleby.com) for good diagrams of where the Trigeminal Nerve is).
I personally have not heard that TN loosens teeth -- although pain in the teeth and gums (because of all the areas the nerve touches) is common.
In 1974 similar pain started on the left side of face the surgeon diognised as trigeminal neuralgia in the 2nd branch. since than I am on tegretol and gabapentin, both this medicine do control attack, with the help of remmissions i have managed to avoid surgery, as this would lead to my entire face being numb for ever.
The pain has returned just last week, after 2 years remission. I started on tegretol 200mg 3 times a day and neurontin 300mg twice a day.
It has a similar pain sensation as that of trigeminal neuralgia but in a different location. This type of neuralgia is rare and is usually one sided. The pain can be felt in the throat, tonsillar region, back of the tongue (not front), and even the ear and neck. The pain can be triggered by various activities such as laughing, chewing, coughing, speaking, etc.
The treatment is similar to that of trigeminal neuralgia. Medicines such as carbamazepine and phenytoin have had some success.
Please help, my 19 yr old last oct 2007 suddenly developed a purple rash on right side of face. Her face felt tight and unable to move that side and her mouth on that side. She had severe pain and a severe headache. This lasted several days. The local ER said it was an infection and gave here antibiotics. The same thing happened again in Feb 08. (she is a college student at RIT in NY). This time the ER did a cat scan and then said it was trigeminal.
Hello I have had for years, but not much, mainly on left side of my face what the doctor has called Trigeminal neuralgia (TN). But have never been sent to a neurologist. I have in the past used CARBAGEN TABLETS 100 MG (CARBAMAZEPINE).
Hello I have had for years, but not much, mainly on left side of my face what the doctor has called Trigeminal neuralgia (TN). But have never been sent to a neurologist. I have in the past used CARBAGEN TABLETS 100 MG (CARBAMAZEPINE).
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