Trigeminal sensory neuropathy: a study of 35 cases.
OBJECTIVE
Trigeminal sensory neuropathy includes a wide variety of conditions sharing a common symptom described as sensory disturbance of the face--usually numbness.


METHODS
This 10-year retrospective study included 35 patients referred for investigation of trigeminal sensory neuropathy.


RESULTS
The most common causes of trigeminal sensory neuropathy were nonneoplastic cerebral disorders, mainly represented by multiple sclerosis and idiopathic trigeminal sensory neuropathy. Furthermore, when only mandibular trigeminal sensory neuropathy was considered, metastatic neoplasia was the most frequent cause, often afflicting men over the age of 60 years.


CONCLUSIONS
This overview will orient clinicians in their diagnosis when they are faced with patients consulting for trigeminal sensory neuropathy.
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National Defence Health Care Center Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve