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ArticleCureus2024

Trigeminal Neuralgia Secondary to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection Treated With Oral Acyclovir.

Amal J Alfaifi, Ohood S Wasli, Thamer M Almalki, Ahmad Y Alqassim

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amal J AlfaifiFamily Medicine, Jazan Health Cluster, Jazan, SAU.
Ohood S WasliFamily Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan, SAU.
Thamer M AlmalkiFaculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU.
Ahmad Y AlqassimFamily and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU.
Armed Forces Hospital · SAJazan University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by episodic electric, shock-like facial pain. Though often idiopathic, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) reactivation can rarely cause symptomatic TN. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who developed oral HSV-1 lesions followed by right-sided TN pain. MRI of the brain did not reveal neurovascular compression. TN pain completely resolved with oral acyclovir treatment alone, without anticonvulsants. This highlights the importance of considering atypical etiologies such as HSV-1 reactivation in TN evaluation. Early antiviral therapy may treat underlying inflammation and provide sustained symptom relief in HSV-associated TN.

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‏acyclovir‏antiviral therapy‏facial pain‏herpes simplex virus type 1trigeminal neuralgia

Identifiers

PMID38487110
PMCPMC10939157
OpenAlexW4391786981

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