Abstract Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, affecting ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve, called nerve. characterized painful rash and blisters on one side forehead around eye, along with symptoms such as eye redness, tearing, sensitivity to light, can also lead serious complications, corneal ulcers, glaucoma, vision loss, particularly if in...

The mandibular nerve is the largest branch of trigeminal nerve. It innervates teeth, gums, skin temporal region, ear, lower lip, part face, muscles mastication, and mucous membrane anterior 2/3 tongue. main pharyngeal arch. sensory motor fibers in originate from two roots: root, which originates semilunar ganglion, nucleus. has a mixture nerves functions. Face, cheeks temples, oral cavity, teet...

BACKGROUND Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a common cause of facial pain. PURPOSE To answer the following questions: 1) In patients with TN, how often does routine neuroimaging (CT, MRI) identify a cause? 2) Which features identify patients at increased risk for symptomatic TN (STN; i.e., a structural cause such as a tumor)? 3) Does high-resolution MRI accurately identify patients with neurovasc...

Three case reports are presented to illustrate the existence and importance of reflex bradycardic responses that can occur during maxillofacial surgical procedures. All three patients were healthy young adults undergoing operations which did not include any manipulation of orbital structures. After the patients had been anaesthetized for some time and were haemodynamically stable, profound brad...

BACKGROUND Medical management of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) is often unsatisfactory. METHODS The authors report nine cases of SUNCT/SUNA that failed medical treatment and had an aberrant arterial loop either in contact w...

One of the mechanisms suggested for the etiology of trigeminal neuralgia is compression and’ distortion of the nerve in the pontine zone by the superior and anterior inferior cerebellar arteries or their branches. Conflicting reports have been presented by various workers on this issue. The present study was conducted on cadaveric specimens. The superior cerebellar artery was found to be in con...

PURPOSE To report a case of hypoplastic trigeminal nerve associated with corneal epithelial disorders that were successfully treated with peptides derived from substance P and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). CASE REPORT A 16-month-old boy was referred for treatment of a persistent corneal epithelial defect on his left eye. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the apparent absence of the ...

The successful reinnervation of peripheral targets after injury varies with the axonal population of the nerve that is injured and the extent of the dislocation of its central component from the peripheral endoneurial tube. Larger-diameter axons such as those supplying mechanoreceptors recover more readily than narrower axons such as those supplying taste. A complex, bi-directional interaction ...

Herpes zoster (shingles) is caused by reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus which is present due to an earlier varicella infection (chicken-pox). Herpes Zoster is a less common and endemic disease than varicella, although factors causing reactivation are still not well known, but it occurs in older and/or immunocompromised individuals. Involvement of C3, T5, L1, L2 and first divisio...