Differential Diagnosis of Cranial Nerve V Lesion 

CranIal Nerve V lesion

The differential diagnosis of cranial nerve V lesions / causes of cranial nerve lesion are :

-neoplastic infiltration of the base of the skull
-cerebellopontine angle tumor
-acoustic neuroma
-meningioma
-herpes zoster
-nasopharyngeal carcinoma
-trigeminal neuralgia
-herpes zoster
-brainstem cerebrovascular accident
-brainstem tumor
-thrombosis of the brainstem
-lesion of the cavernous sinus
-aneurysm of the cavernous sinus
-tumor of the cavernous sinus
-thrombosis of the cavernous sinus 
-Gradenigo’s syndrome
-Petrositis