Neuralgias of the Trigeminal Nerve

Practitioners are often presented with patients who complain bitterly of facial pain. The trigeminal nerve is involved in four conditions that are sometimes mixed up. The four conditions - trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal neuropathic pain, postherpetic neuralgia and atypical facial pain - are discus...

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Main Author: Allan S Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/517683