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Trigeminal neuralgia
Is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain. If you have trigeminal neuralgia, even mild stimulation of your face — such as from brushing your teeth or putting on makeup — may trigger a jolt of excruciating pain.
Symptoms:
- Episodes of severe, shooting or jabbing pain that may feel like an electric shock
- Spontaneous attacks of pain or attacks triggered by things such as touching the face, chewing, speaking and brushing teeth
- Bouts of pain lasting from a few seconds to several minutes
- Episodes of several attacks lasting days, weeks, months or longer — some people have periods when they experience no pain
- Constant aching, burning feeling that's less intense than the spasm-like pain
- Pain in areas supplied by the trigeminal nerve, including the cheek, jaw, teeth, gums, lips, or less often the eye and forehead
- Pain affecting one side of the face at a time, though may rarely affect both sides of the face
- Pain focused in one spot or spread in a wider pattern
- Attacks that become more frequent and intense over time
Preliminary plan:
- Neurologist appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Urea (BUN)
- Creatinine
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDLCholesterol
- Alanine transaminase (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- Bilirubin
- HIV-1/2 antigen
- Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
- Hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV)
Doctors
Neurologist
Doctor of the highest qualification category «Neurology»
Neurologist, reflexologist
Candidate of Medical Science
