Temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia overlap syndrome: A case report
Yağmur İnalkaç Gemici
, İrem Taşcı
Department of Neurology, Malatya Training and Research Hospital, Malatya, Turkey
Keywords: Inflammation, overlap syndrome; temporal arteritis; trigeminal neuralgia.
Abstract
Temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia are rare causes of a headache, and the combination is rarer still. The present patient was diagnosed with temporal arteritis at the age of 60 years and presented with trigeminal neuralgia after the sedimentation rate had returned to normal under treatment. The underlying cause of neuralgia in cases of temporal arteritis varies. This report is an examination of the rare association of the 2 conditions and the available literature.