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Question | Answer |
What causes trigeminal neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)? | Caused by degeneration of or pressure on the CN V (Trigeminal Nerve) |
trigeminal neuralgia (Tic Douloureux) is characterized by what? | excruciating, knifelike, or lightinglike shock in the lips, upper or lower gums, cheek, forehead, or side of nose |
What are the drugs of choice for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia pain? | *Tegretol (Carbamazepine) *Dilantin (Phenytoin) *Depakene (Valproate) *Neurontin (Gabapentin |
What may be injected into the peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve to ease pain? | Absolute alchohol |
Within 24 hours after a 5th nerve resection, many develop what? | herpes simplex of the lips (cold sores) |
How may PTs with trigeminal neuralgia (Tic Douloureux) appear because of pain? | *Patient may be undernourished and dehydrated *Patient may not have washed, shaved, or combed the hair for some time *Oral hygiene often has been neglected |
What is thought to cause Bells Palsy? | an inflammatory process involving the facial nerve (VII) |
What virus is thought to instigate Bells Palsy? | *Herpes simplex virus (HSV) *The reactivation of the HSV causes inflammation, edema, ischemia, and eventual demyelination of the facial nerve VII |
What is the most common symptom of Bells Palsy? | Unilateral weakness of the facial muscles (inability to wrinkle the forehead, close the eyelid, pucker the lips, or retract the mouth on that side) |
What is the first thing to come back in the PT with Bells Palsy? | Sense of taste on affected side |
What are brain tumors named after? | The tissues from which they arise? |
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