Trigeminal Neuralgia in COVID-19: A meta-analysis

Abstract

Introduction: trigeminal nerve is fifth cranial nerve carrying face sensation and dividing into ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular divisions. Trigeminal neuralgia is clinical condition can be presenting in Covid19 patients. The current study reviews the clinical cases of trigeminal neuralgia of covid19 and explains the anatomical mechanism of pain and its radiation as present with associated symptoms. On current studies reviews entire cases covid19 since 2019 up to 2022 presenting with Trigeminal pain. It found to be a very rare reason comparing to the previous reasons such as infection, tumor, thrombosis, vasculitis, autoimmune disease leading to direct or indirect effects on trigeminal nerve demyelination. Knowing the case presentation of covid19 patient presenting with trigeminal neuralgia may lead to prevent further complications and saving patients life. Learning new clinical issues based on understanding the basic medical sciences prepare good safe physicians to raise their level of education resulting in good medical services in future. Pediatricians, internist, radiologist, ophthalmologist, Otorhinolaryngologists and surgeons has to be aware of this clinical presentation to be able to take more precaution and avid outbreak of corvid 19 infection between medical staffs in different regions of hospital such as clinics, wards, emergency rooms and operations.