Familial occipital and nervus intermedius neuralgia in a Swiss family |
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Authors: | Franz Riederer Peter S. Sándor Michael Linnebank Dominik A. Ettlin |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 2. Clinic for Masticatory Disorders, Removable Prosthodontics and Special Care Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract: | Familial trigeminal neuralgia has been reported in 1–2% of cases consistent with an autosomal dominant inheritance. We present a Swiss family with several members suffering from occipital and nervus intermedius neuralgia alone or in combination. We suggest that peripheral sensory anastomoses or central convergence of afferent pathways could explain neuralgia affecting two cranial nerves. The pedigree has two main characteristics: (1) affected individuals in two generations and (2) in the first generation the father is affected, in the second generation all women are affected, and none of the men. This is suggestive of an X-linked dominant or an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. |
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Keywords: | Familial Genetic Occipital neuralgia Nervus intermedius neuralgia |
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