S. Hendrickx

Bony trigeminal nerve entrapment in autosomal dominant osteopetrosis: a rare cause of secondary trigeminal neuralgia

Cranial bone disorders are a rare cause of secondary trigeminal neuralgia (TN), producing pain through progressive compression of the trigeminal nerve. We report a 46-year-old man with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 1 with left-sided refractory TN. Osteosclerosis of the petrous bone caused medial displacement...