CLINICAL-CAUSES OF TRIGEMINAL PALSY

SUMMARY

1. Involvement of all 3 divisions:
- Ganglionic lesion (temporal bone fracture, acoustic neuroma, meningioma, meningitis).
- Pre-ganglionic/central lesion (syringobulbia, stroke, tumor, vascular lesion).

2. Involvement of 1-2 divisions: post-ganglionic lesion (shingles, cavernous sinus thrombosis).

3. Dissociated loss of pain/temperature alone: involvement of medulla by syringobulbia, foramen magnum tumor, PICA territory infarct (lateral medullary syndrome).

4. Dissociated loss of touch alone: involvement of the pons by tumor, infarct.

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