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Congenital trigeminal anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2003

SJ Hashmi ,
G Chow ,
SB Bittner ,
CD Rittey  and
LHP Williams
SJ Hashmi
Affiliation:
Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK.
G Chow
Affiliation:
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
SB Bittner
Affiliation:
Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK.
CD Rittey
Affiliation:
Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
LHP Williams
Affiliation:
Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Abstract

Two patients with congenital trigeminal nerve anaesthesia are described. The first (male, aged 14 years) had an isolated unilateral loss of sensation in all three divisions of the trigeminal nerve with no other abnormalities. The second patient (male, aged 3 years 6 months) had bilateral loss of sensation in all three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, associated with other neurological abnormalities. No explanation for their abnormalities was found. The Rosenberg classification of congenital trigeminal anaesthesia is discussed with reference to these patients and also with reference to the developmental biology of the trigeminal nerve.

Type
Case Report
Information
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 54 - 56
Copyright
© 2004 Mac Keith Press

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