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Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a disorder characterized by brief but severe electric shock-like pain, which is abrupt in onset and termination, and is limited to the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve [1]. It is further sub-classified into classical (CTN) and symptomatic forms (STN), the latter is associated with a demonstrable lesion on imaging apart from a vascular loop [1]. STN should be suspected when a patient presents with bilateral symptoms or concomitant trigeminal sensory loss. The distinction is important as the treatment for both differs.
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Agarwal, A., Tripathi, M. (2019). Pharmacotherapy of Trigeminal Neuralgia. In: Rath, G. (eds) Handbook of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2333-1_8
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