Diseases

Facial Neuralgia

Neuralgic syndromes which feature chronic or recurrent FACIAL PAIN as the primary manifestation of disease. Disorders of the trigeminal and facial nerves are frequently associated with these conditions.

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Neuralgic syndromes which feature chronic or recurrent FACIAL PAIN as the primary manifestation of disease. Disorders of the trigeminal and facial nerves are frequently associated with these conditions.

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25 entry terms
  • Craniofacial Pain Syndromes
  • Facial Pain Syndromes
  • Craniofacial Pain Syndrome
  • Facial Neuralgias
  • Facial Pain Syndrome
  • Neuralgia, Facial
  • Neuralgias, Facial
  • Pain Syndrome, Craniofacial
  • Pain Syndrome, Facial
  • Pain Syndromes, Craniofacial
  • Pain Syndromes, Facial
  • Syndrome, Craniofacial Pain
  • Syndrome, Facial Pain
  • Syndromes, Craniofacial Pain
  • Syndromes, Facial Pain
  • Myofacial Pain Syndromes
  • Sphenopalatine Neuralgia
  • Myofacial Pain Syndrome
  • Neuralgia, Sphenopalatine
  • Neuralgias, Sphenopalatine
  • Pain Syndrome, Myofacial
  • Pain Syndromes, Myofacial
  • Sphenopalatine Neuralgias
  • Syndrome, Myofacial Pain
  • Syndromes, Myofacial Pain

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Facial Neuralgia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005156
  2. Facial Neuralgia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2561844