Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain

Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain is caused by an unintentional injury to the trigeminal system by facial trauma; a dental procedure; ear, nose, and throat surgery, brain surgery, or stroke.  This pain is often described as persistent, throbbing, burning, aching pain.

Atypical facial pain: the consistency of ipsilateral. Maxillary area tenderness and elevated temperature
http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/abstract/126/7/855

Atypical Facial Pain – Facial Neuralgia Resources
http://facial-neuralgia.org/conditions/atfp.html

Atypical Facial Pain - John Hopkins

Chronic facial pain: a multidisciplinary problem
http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/71/6/716

Differences and similarities between atypical facial pain and trigeminal neuropathic pain
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/69/14/1451

Excerpt from Atypical Facial Pain - eMedicine
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/byname/atypical-facial-pain.htm

Featured Report: Neuropathic Pain
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/18236.html

Management of Neuropathic Pain
http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/105/suppl_4/S12

Morphine, Gabapentin, or Their Combination for Neuropathic Pain
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/13/1324

Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic25.htm

Sinusitis and Atypical Facial Pain

Somatotopic organization of the analgesic effects of motor cortex rTMS in neuropathic pain
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/67/11/1998

TNA Review of Neuropathic Facial Pain
http://www.fpa-support.org/learning/ReviewofNeuropathicPain2.html

Vascular Changes in Atypical Facial Pain

Organizations

Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
http://www.fpa-support.org/
925 N.W. 56th Terrace, Suite C
Gainesville, FL  32605
Phone:  352-331-7009 or 800-923-3608