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Table 187-1

Trigeminal Nerve Disorders

Nuclear (brainstem) lesionsPeripheral nerve lesions
Multiple sclerosis Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Stroke Trauma
Syringobulbia Guillain-Barré syndrome
Glioma Sjögren's syndrome
Lymphoma Collagen-vascular diseases
Preganglionic lesions Sarcoidosis
Acoustic neuroma Leprosy
Meningioma Drugs (stilbamidine, trichloroethylene)
Metastasis Idiopathic trigeminal neuropathy
Chronic meningitis
Cavernous carotid aneurysm
Gasserian ganglion lesions
Trigeminal neuroma
Herpes zoster
Infection (spread from otitis media or mastoiditis)