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SUNCT and trigeminal neuralgia attributed to meningoencephalitis

Authors: Pablo Eguia, Juan Carlos Garcia-Monco, Nuria Ruiz-Lavilla, Vanesa Diaz-Konrad, Fernando Monton

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 1/2008

Abstract

We describe a 46-year-old female with viral meningoencephalitis (likely varicella-zoster virus) who developed a SUNCT syndrome followed a few days later by trigeminal neuralgia. Both disorders resolved in parallel with the resolution of encephalitis, which suggests a causal link. In conclusion, headache attributed to intracranial infection may have the clinical features of SUNCT or TN.

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Title: SUNCT and trigeminal neuralgia attributed to meningoencephalitis
Authors: Pablo Eguia
Juan Carlos Garcia-Monco
Nuria Ruiz-Lavilla
Vanesa Diaz-Konrad
Fernando Monton
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0008-z

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