Temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia overlap syndrome: A case report

Temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia are rare causes of a headache, and the combination is rarer still. The present patient was diagnosed with temporal arteritis at the age of 60 years and presented with trigeminal neuralgia after the sedimentation rate had returned to normal under treatment. The underlying cause of neuralgia in cases of temporal arteritis varies. This report is an examination of the rare association of the 2 conditions and the available literature.

Temporal arterit ve trigeminal nevralji overlap sendromu: Bir olgu sunumu

Temporal arterit ve trigeminal nevralji başağrısının az görülen nedenlerinden olup birliktelikleri çok daha nadirdir. Sunmuş olduğumuz olgu 60 yaşında önce temporal arterit tanısı alıp tedavi altında sedimentasyon normale döndükten sonra trigeminal nevralji ile prezente olmuştur. Temporal arteritte nevralji görülmesinin altında yatan neden ise değişken olabilir. Biz bu vakada literatür eşliğinde nadir görülen bu birlikteliği ele almayı amaçladık.

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