History of facial pain diagnosis.
Premise Facial pain refers to a heterogeneous group of clinically and etiologically different conditions with the common clinical feature of pain in the facial area. Among these conditions, trigeminal neuralgia (TN), persistent idiopathic facial pain, temporomandibular joint pain, and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TAC) are the most well described conditions. Conclusion TN has been known for centuries, and is recognised by its characteristic and almost pathognomonic clinical features. The other facial pain conditions are less well defined, and over the years there has been confusion about their classification.
1 UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Joanna M
JM
Zakrzewska
2 IDNC and DPRC Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Troels S
TS
Jensen
D005157:Facial Pain / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
History; persistent idiopathic facial pain; temporomandibular disorders; trigeminal autonomic cephalagias; trigeminal neuralgia