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LEFT FACIAL dysesthesia/paresthesia
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LEFT FACIAL dysesthesia/paresthesia
by Alberto2, May 12, 2004 12:00AM
Dear Sirs,
My wife 32 y.o, has, since more then two months, a paresthesia/dysestesia on the left side of the face, exactly and exclusively on the zone v3 of the trigeminal nerve.
This paresthesia started almost suddenly: in few days was on the complete v3 zone.
Since a couple of weeks seems that is getting better and better and now is only on a smaller part of the v3 zone and she feel the pare/dysesthesia almost only when she get nervous or stressed.
It worth also to say that my wife has hepex simplex ,mostly on the mouth and nose.
She had a complete neurological examination that did not showed any other problem, but the neurologist send her also to make an MRI and we are waiting the results.
What do you think about this symptoms, do we have to be concerned or could be pre trigeminal neuralgia ?
Thank you,
Alberto
My wife 32 y.o, has, since more then two months, a paresthesia/dysestesia on the left side of the face, exactly and exclusively on the zone v3 of the trigeminal nerve.
This paresthesia started almost suddenly: in few days was on the complete v3 zone.
Since a couple of weeks seems that is getting better and better and now is only on a smaller part of the v3 zone and she feel the pare/dysesthesia almost only when she get nervous or stressed.
It worth also to say that my wife has hepex simplex ,mostly on the mouth and nose.
She had a complete neurological examination that did not showed any other problem, but the neurologist send her also to make an MRI and we are waiting the results.
What do you think about this symptoms, do we have to be concerned or could be pre trigeminal neuralgia ?
Thank you,
Alberto
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-CS, May 16, 2004 12:00AM
I would agree with the MRI of the brain. This could be secondary to the herpes virus, could be a form of trigeminal neuralgia, or due to a problem in the brainstem, which is the lower part of the brain. I can not determine from the history alone which of these is possible, but the MRI will help. Wish I could be more specific. Good luck
health anxiety.
Please let us know her results.
Sherry
This paresthesia was exclusively on a precise part of the face; is now going away and she never suffered other problem like, head hache , visual, harms or legs problems or other.
is being a quite stressy period also for my wife.
Alberto
is being a quite stressy period also for my wife.
Alberto
The neuro said that is difficult to say what it is because from the mri there is not blood vessel that compress the nerve or other sort of problems on it.
It`s likely to go away alone because the numbness is decreasing.
So finally they does not know at the moment what it is/was.
My personal opinion is that could be like an atypical trigeminal neuralgia but I m not a medic.
We will see the developments.
ciao.