MRI is an invaluable diagnostic tool in the investigation and management of patients with
pathology of the head and neck. However, numerous technical challenges exist, owing to a …

Background The trigeminal nerve (TGN) is the largest cranial nerve and can be involved in
multiple inflammatory, compressive, ischemic or other pathologies. Currently, imaging …

Objectives Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been used to detect microstructural alteration
and effect of surgical treatment of the trigeminal nerve root (TR) in patients with classical …

Background Several recent studies have focused on microstructural changes in the
trigeminal nerve in trigeminal neuralgia using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). However …

Objective: Patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) live in constant fear of triggering
shock-like pain episodes, which may cause symptoms of depression and a reduction in …

Cranial neuropathy can result from pathology affecting the nerve fibers at any point and
requires imaging of the entire course of the nerve from its nucleus to the end organ in order …

Dear Editor, As widely known, classic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) represents one of the most
common craniofacial pain syndromes [9, 15]. Medical therapy, as first-line treatment, is …

For trigeminal neuralgia (TN), a major role of imaging is to identify the causes, but recent
studies demonstrated structural and microstructural changes in the affected nerve …

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a chronic, neuropathic, facial pain condition characterized by
severe unilateral pain attacks, electric shock-like or shooting in character, confined to …

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic neuropathic facial pain disorder characterized by
severe lancinating pain. While surgical treatments exist for TN, 20-30% of patients achieve …