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Table 1 Etiology of Numb Chin Syndrome (NCS)

From: A case report: Numb Chin Syndrome due to thalamic infarction: a rare case

Nonmalignant Etiologies

Malignant Etiologies

Dental or iatrogenic Etiologies

Systemic or other Etiologies

Infectious

Non-infectious

Infectious

Autoimmune

Other

Oropharyngal

Other

Mandibular osteomyelitis

Periapical infection

Periapical abscess

Mandibular surgery

Orthognathic surgery

Benign tumor

Odontogenic cysts

Facial trauma

Dental anesthesia

Salivary gland biopsy

HIV

Syphilis

Lyme disease

Chronic inflammatory de-myelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Sarcoidosis

Multiple sclerosis

Systemic lupus erthematosus

Giant cell arteritis

Primary arteritis nodosa

Sjögren’s syndrome

Sickle cell disease

Diabetic polyneuropathy

Amyloidosis

Aneurysms

Bisphosponate therapy

Mefloquine

Nasopharyngeal cancer

Oral cavity/oropharyngeal cancer

Breast cancer

Lung cancer

Hematological malignancy

Lhymphoma

Renal tumor

Malignant melanoma

Gastrointestinal cancer

Multiple myeloma

Prostate cancer

Glioblastoma

Medulloblastoma

Osteosarcoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Thyroid cancer