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What is neuralgia

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nerve pain

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How does neuralgia present

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  • usually brief but severe
  • pain extends along course of affected nerve
  • usually caused by irritation/damage
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What are the commonly effected nerves

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  • trigeminal
  • glossopharyngeal and vagus
  • nervus intermedius
  • occipital
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What is nervus intermedius

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  • branch of the facial
  • supplies submandibular and sublingual glands
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What does the occipital nerve branch from

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c2 and c3
supplies scalp

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What is the epiemiology of trigeminal neuralgia

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  • uncommon
  • F>M
  • usually elderly px >60 YO
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What are the types of trigeminal neuralgia

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  • idiopathic - no known cause
  • classical
  • secondary
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What is classical TN

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  • vascular compression - aka vascular trigeminal conflict
  • MRI will demonstrate close relationship between vessel and nerve as well as vascular compression
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What can cause secondary TN

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  • multiple sclerosis
  • intra-cranial lesions e.g tumour (benign/malignant)
  • skull base deformity
  • connective tissue disease
  • arterial venous malformation
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What is the presentation of trigeminal neuralgia

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  • unilateral pain
  • usually along maxillary or mandibular division
  • stabbing pain
  • 5-10 second duration
  • remission and relapse
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What can trigger TN

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  • cutaneous
  • touch
  • chewing
  • wind
  • cold
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What do px experience between TN attaacks

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may be no pain - purly paroxysmal
may be continuous pain on which the attacks are superimposed

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How may TN present as a hybrid of other cranial nerve pain disorders

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  • may be >1 division effected
  • may be bilateral
  • may have burning component
  • may have vasomotor component
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What are TN red flags

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  • young px - <40
  • sensory deficit - more associated with trigeminal neuropathy
  • presence of hearing loss may indicate acoustic neuroma
  • other cranial nerve deficits = urgent imaging
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What should every px recieve

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full cranial nerve exam
MRI

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What is the mangement of TN

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  • drug therapy
  • pain diary
  • LA
  • surgery
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What is the first line drugs for TN management

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carbamazepine - prolonged release
oxycarbazepine
lamotrigine

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What type of drugs are carbamazepine and oxycarbazepine

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anti-epileptics

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What are the side effects of carbamazepine

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  • blood dyscrasias
  • electrolyte imbalances (hyponatraemia)
  • neurological defects e.g paraesthesia
  • liver toxicity
  • skin reactions
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What are the blood dyscrasias that carbamazepine may result in

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  • thrombocytopenia
  • pancytopenia
  • neutropenia
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What is the gold standard monitoring of carbamazepine

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blood tests weekly for first month then monthly after
FBC, U&E, LFT

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When should lamotrigine be used

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if other 2 arent tolerated
slow onset of action

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What are second line drugs for TN

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  • gabapentin
  • pregabalin
  • phenytoin
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When is surgery not recommended for TN

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  • px managing with drugs
  • little side effects
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When is surgery indicated for TN
reaching max dosage, even if pain controlled younger px - years of drug usage would be needed
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What are the surgical options for trigeminal neuralgia
* microvascular decompression * destructive central procedures * stereotactic radiosurgery * destructive peripheral neurectomies
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What are complications of surgery for TN
* sensory loss * motor deficit * may be reversible or irreversible
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What are causes of trigeminal neuropathy
* herpes zoster virus * trauma * idiopathic
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What is trigeminal neuropathy caused by herpes zoster virus called
* post herpetic neuralgia * pain is present where previous shingles infection was
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What are the characteristics of trigeminal neuropathy
* pain localized to distribution of trigeminal nerve * described as a 'burn' or similar sensation to pins and needles * primary pain usually continous * may experience superimposed brief pain paroxysms - not predominant pain type * accompanied by clinically evidence cutaneous allodyna * may have sensory deficit
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What is allodyna
pain to stimuli that doesnt normally produce pain
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What are the key features of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
* unilateral head pain, predominantly v1 * very severe * usually prominent carnial parasympathetic autonomic features (ipsilateral to headache) * attack frequency and duration differ
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What are the parasympathetic autonomic features that may be seen in TAC
* conjunctival injection (redness) and lacrimation (tearing) * nasal congestion * eyelid oedema * ear fullness * miosis/ptsosis - Horner's syndrome
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What are the different types of TACs
* cluster headache * paroxysmal hemicrania * SUNCT
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Compare the different types of TAC
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What are the features of cluster headache
* pain mainly orbital and temporal * attacks are strictly unliateral * rapid onset and cessation * duration 15 min - 3 hr * pain excrutiating * px restless and agitated * migraine symptoms often present
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What are the different types of bouts of TAC
* episodic * chronic
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What are episodic bouts
* most common * attacks cluster into bouts typically 1-3 months with remission lasting at least one month * frequency 1-8 per day * may have continous background pain inbetween * alcohol triggers attacks during bouts but not during remission
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What are chronic bouts (TACs)
* bouts last >1 yr without remission * remission lasts <1 month most common type in paroxysmal hemicranial
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What is circadian periodicity
* attacks same time each day * bouts same time each year
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Do cluster headaches have circadian periodicity
yes
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What is the treatment for cluster headaches
* for attack - drug therapy and oxygen 7-12L/min with non rebreathing mask * for bout - lidocaine injection and oral prednisolone * preventative - verapamil and lithium * CGRP monoclonal antibody for non responsive tx
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What is the presentation of paroxymal hemicrania
* Pain mainly orbital and temporal * unilateral only * rapid onset and cessation * duration 2-30 minutes * frequenct 2-40 attacks per day adn no circadian rhythm * migraine symptoms may be present * may be precipitated by bending head
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What is tx for paroxymal hemicrania
no abortive tx prophlyaxis with indomethacin - absolute response

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