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Review
. 2005 Nov;100(5):527-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.06.004.

Trigeminal neuralgia

Steven J Scrivani  1 , Ernest S Mathews, Raymond J Maciewicz
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Review

Trigeminal neuralgia

Steven J Scrivani et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a well recognized syndrome characterized by lancinating attacks of severe facial pain. The diagnosis of TN is based on a history of characteristic pain attacks that are consistent with specific widely accepted criteria for the diagnosis. TN pain attacks may result from physiologic changes induced by a chronic partial injury to the brainstem trigeminal nerve root from a variety of causes. An early and accurate diagnosis of TN is important, because therapeutic interventions can reduce or eliminate pain attacks in the large majority of TN patients.

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