Trigeminal Neuralgia Diagnosis

The diagnosis of Trigeminal Neuralgia is made clinically. In most cases the very description offered by the patients is diagnostic. There is no specific investigation or tests to diagnose Trigeminal Neuralgia. CT scan or an MRI is conducted only if some other pathology (tumor or multiple sclerosis) is suspected in the facial or brain areas which may have presented a confused clinical picture.

At times, Trigeminal Neuralgia resembles certain other clinical conditions which have to be ruled out to establish the diagnosis of Trigeminal Neuralgia. The conditions which may present with symptoms similar to Trigeminal Neuralgia are: sinusitis, migraine headache, dental cavities, other forms of neuritis.