S63 Etiology of clinically established trigeminal neuralgia: Role of MRI

Neurovascular compression (NVC) is the commonest cause of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The use of MRI for diagnosis and presurgical assessment is problematic, because NVC is commonly reported in asymptomatic subjects or affecting asymptomatic nerves TN patients. We reviewed the literature to evaluate the role of MRI in the diagnostics of TN.

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