Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in children: a systematic review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv9n8-135Keywords:
neuralgia, trigeminal, children, treatmentAbstract
Introduction: Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common neuralgia, yet its incidence in children is rare. The treatments of choice are diverse and range from clinical to surgical treatment. Methodology: a systematic review was performed with searches in March 2023 through PubMed. The keywords used were “Trigeminal neuralgia”, “Pediatric” and “Children”. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 5 articles were selected. The PRISMA systematization scale was used to refine the results. Results: The studies showed that clinical treatment includes a variety of options, such as carbamazepine and pregabalin. As for surgical treatment, the results showed good effectiveness with microvascular decompression. However, a scarcity of studies was observed in the literature, presenting limitations and difficulty in obtaining data.
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