My daughter was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) aged 22. At the time she had an ANA of 640:1 but no specific antibodies. I have heard from a USA neurologist that scleroderma, sjogrens, RA, MCTD and lupus can attack the trigeminal nerve in the face cause this trigeminal neuralgia pain - especially in young patients but there is not much talk of it in the UK. I wonder if anyone has heard of this link and whether it is possible to have the TN symptoms before any other autoimmune symptoms appear?
Thanks in advance.