Trigeminal neuralgia (TN): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN): differential diagnosis. SUNCT, SUNA. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
- SUNCT
- SUNA
Pre-trigeminal neuralgia
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First bite syndrome (FBS)
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Trigeminal neuralgia associated with other neurological disorders
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Other differentials
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Symptomatic TN: red flag features
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Acronyms
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References
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- Duvall JR, Robertson CE. Clinical Reasoning: A misdiagnosis of atypical trigeminal neuralgia. Neurology 2019; 93:124-131.
- Prakash S, Rathore C. Two cases of hemicrania continua-trigeminal neuralgia syndrome: expanding the spectrum of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia-Tic (TAC-TIC) syndrome. Headache 2017; 57:472-477.
- Wilbrink LA, Weller CM, Cheung C, Haan J, Ferrari MD. Cluster-tic syndrome: a cross-sectional study of cluster headache patients. Headache 2013; 53:1334-1340.
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