Neurologic aspects of chronic facial pain.
Chronic facial pain can result from neuropathic changes associated with deafferentation. The pattern of deep afferent convergence on trigeminal cells may also relate to the pathophysiology of chronic facial pain disorders.
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Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000503:physiopathology