Facial pain as first manifestation of anti-Hu paraneoplastic syndrome.

J Headache Pain

Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103, Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France.

Published: August 2010

The diagnosis of anti-Hu-associated encephalomyelitis/sensory neuropathy may be particularly difficult when cranial nerve involvement represents the first clinical manifestation of the disease. We report a case of a patient who presented with facial pain as the first manifestation of an anti-Hu paraneoplastic syndrome, which needs a rapid detection and treatment of the underlying tumour. We suggest that paraneoplastic neuropathy should be considered during the management of trigeminal neuropathic pain, especially when brain imagery is normal.

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