SUNCT and trigeminal neuralgia attributed to meningoencephalitis.
We describe a 46-year-old female with viral meningoencephalitis (likely varicella-zoster virus) who developed a SUNCT syndrome followed a few days later by trigeminal neuralgia. Both disorders resolved in parallel with the resolution of encephalitis, which suggests a causal link. In conclusion, headache attributed to intracranial infection may have the clinical features of SUNCT or TN.
Eguia
Pablo
P
Department of Neurology, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Carretera del Rosario 145, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. peguia@telefonica.net
Garcia-Monco
Juan Carlos
JC
Ruiz-Lavilla
Nuria
N
Diaz-Konrad
Vanesa
V
Monton
Fernando
F
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D020804:Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D012008:Recurrence; D050798:SUNCT Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*
D000927:Anticonvulsants