Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report

Kiana Amani; Shima Ghafouri; Bahareh Pourghaz; Abbas Tafakhori

doi:10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11866

Kiana Amani Department of Neurology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shima Ghafouri Department of Neurology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Bahareh Pourghaz Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas Tafakhori Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11866

Abstract

The present case report describes a patient who had presented with resistant trigeminal neuralgia and was later discovered to suffer from idiopathic increased intracranial pressure. The related symptoms were resolved by decreasing the intracranial pressure. As in our case, symptom relief can predict a good prognosis in these cases, resulting in an improved quality of life. Although it is not frequently reported, this potential association can be significant as resolving intracranial hypertension can easily improve the symptoms in those suffering from this condition. To our knowledge, no relationship between increased intracranial pressure and trigeminal neuralgia had yet been reported in the literature.