10 Causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Cause #9: Trauma
Trauma is a term that can refer to traumatic injury such as physical injury as a result of external force. Trigeminal neuralgia caused by trauma is also known as posttraumatic trigeminal neuropathy.
It occurs if pain is localized to the distribution of the trigeminal nerve less than six months after the traumatic event. The trauma can be thermal, mechanical, chemical, physical, or caused by radiation. Head trauma can also result in trigeminal neuralgia.
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