"Facial Neuralgia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.299.625 C10.292.319.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Facial Neuralgia- Facial Neuralgia
- Facial Neuralgias
- Neuralgia, Facial
- Neuralgias, Facial
- Craniofacial Pain Syndromes
- Craniofacial Pain Syndrome
- Pain Syndrome, Craniofacial
- Pain Syndromes, Craniofacial
- Syndrome, Craniofacial Pain
- Syndromes, Craniofacial Pain
- Facial Pain Syndromes
- Facial Pain Syndrome
- Pain Syndrome, Facial
- Pain Syndromes, Facial
- Syndrome, Facial Pain
- Syndromes, Facial Pain
Myofacial Pain Syndromes- Myofacial Pain Syndromes
- Myofacial Pain Syndrome
- Pain Syndrome, Myofacial
- Pain Syndromes, Myofacial
- Syndrome, Myofacial Pain
- Syndromes, Myofacial Pain
Sphenopalatine Neuralgia- Sphenopalatine Neuralgia
- Neuralgia, Sphenopalatine
- Neuralgias, Sphenopalatine
- Sphenopalatine Neuralgias
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Neuralgia" by people in Profiles.
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A pilot study investigating the effects of fast left prefrontal rTMS on chronic neuropathic pain. Pain Med. 2009 Jul-Aug; 10(5):840-9.
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Anatomy of headache and facial pain. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2003 Dec; 36(6):1041-53, v.
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Greater superficial petrosal nerve: anatomy and MR findings in perineural tumor spread. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1996 Feb; 17(2):389-93.
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Stimulus control and chronic pain behavior. A study of low back and head/neck/face pain patients. Behav Modif. 1983 Apr; 7(2):243-54.