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Facial neuralgia

MedGen UID:
5099
•Concept ID:
C0015467
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Craniofacial Pain Syndrome; Craniofacial Pain Syndromes; Facial Neuralgia; Facial Neuralgias; Facial Pain Syndrome; Facial Pain Syndromes; 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
SNOMED CT: Facial neuralgia (4151000119102)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001818

Definition

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. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with unilateral sinonasal disease.
Gomes P, Gomes A, Salvador P, Lombo C, Caselhos S, Fonseca R
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Jan-Feb;71(1):16-25. Epub 2019 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.11.002. PMID: 31349894
Neuroanatomical basis of acupuncture treatment for some common illnesses.
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Diagnosis and treatment of cranial neuralgias.
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Curated

UK NICE Clinical Guideline CG173, Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings, 2020

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Idiopathic Facial Pain Syndromes–An Overview and Clinical Implications.
Ziegeler C, Beikler T, Gosau M, May A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021 Feb 12;118(6):81-87. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0006. PMID: 33827748Free PMC Article
Facial pain beyond trigeminal neuralgia.
May A, Hoffmann J
Curr Opin Neurol 2021 Jun 1;34(3):373-377. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000927. PMID: 33661160
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Facial Neuralgias.
Wolf A, Kondziolka D
Prog Neurol Surg 2019;34:273-278. Epub 2019 May 16 doi: 10.1159/000493074. PMID: 31096245
Other facial neuralgias.
O'Neill F, Nurmikko T, Sommer C
Cephalalgia 2017 Jun;37(7):658-669. Epub 2017 Jan 29 doi: 10.1177/0333102417689995. PMID: 28133989
Trigeminal neuralgia.
Edlich RF, Winters KL, Britt L, Long WB 3rd
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2006;16(2):185-92. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v16.i2.80. PMID: 16700659

Diagnosis

Neuralgia and Atypical Facial, Ear, and Head Pain.
Cutri RM, Shakya D, Shibata SB
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2022 Jun;55(3):595-606. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.02.006. PMID: 35680205
Facial pain beyond trigeminal neuralgia.
May A, Hoffmann J
Curr Opin Neurol 2021 Jun 1;34(3):373-377. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000927. PMID: 33661160
Other facial neuralgias.
O'Neill F, Nurmikko T, Sommer C
Cephalalgia 2017 Jun;37(7):658-669. Epub 2017 Jan 29 doi: 10.1177/0333102417689995. PMID: 28133989
Evidence for the Use of Ischemic Compression and Dry Needling in the Management of Trigger Points of the Upper Trapezius in Patients with Neck Pain: A Systematic Review.
Cagnie B, Castelein B, Pollie F, Steelant L, Verhoeyen H, Cools A
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2015 Jul;94(7):573-83. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000266. PMID: 25768071
Facial pain.
Solomon S, Lipton RB
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Therapy

Motor Cortex Stimulation for Facial Pain.
Teton ZE, Raslan AM
Prog Neurol Surg 2020;35:162-169. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1159/000509909. PMID: 32992322
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block in the Management of Chronic Headaches.
Mojica J, Mo B, Ng A
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2017 Jun;21(6):27. doi: 10.1007/s11916-017-0626-8. PMID: 28432602
Evidence for the Use of Ischemic Compression and Dry Needling in the Management of Trigger Points of the Upper Trapezius in Patients with Neck Pain: A Systematic Review.
Cagnie B, Castelein B, Pollie F, Steelant L, Verhoeyen H, Cools A
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2015 Jul;94(7):573-83. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000266. PMID: 25768071
The neurosurgical treatment of neuropathic facial pain.
Brown JA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2014 Apr;47(2):343-9. Epub 2013 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2013.10.003. PMID: 24680498
Painful sweating.
Goldstein DS, Pechnik S, Moak J, Eldadah B
Neurology 2004 Oct 26;63(8):1471-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000142037.06255.a8. PMID: 15505167

Prognosis

Orofacial Migraine and Other Idiopathic Non-Dental Facial Pain Syndromes: A Clinical Survey of a Social Orofacial Patient Group.
Reina F, Salemi G, Capizzi M, Lo Cascio S, Marino A, Santangelo G, Santangelo A, Mineri M, Brighina F, Raieli V, Costa CA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Oct 20;20(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20206946. PMID: 37887684Free PMC Article
Transcranial Neurostimulation (rTMS, tDCS) in the Treatment of Chronic Orofacial Pain.
Fricová J, Rokyta R
Prog Neurol Surg 2020;35:125-132. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1159/000511134. PMID: 33045706
Differential diagnostics of pain in the course of trigeminal neuralgia and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
Pihut M, Szuta M, Ferendiuk E, Zeńczak-Więckiewicz D
Biomed Res Int 2014;2014:563786. Epub 2014 Jun 4 doi: 10.1155/2014/563786. PMID: 24995309Free PMC Article
Differences and similarities between atypical facial pain and trigeminal neuropathic pain.
Forssell H, Tenovuo O, Silvoniemi P, Jääskeläinen SK
Neurology 2007 Oct 2;69(14):1451-9. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000277274.83301.c0. PMID: 17909158
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Nijensohn DE, Araujo JC, MacCarty CS
J Neurosurg 1975 Aug;43(2):197-202. doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.43.2.0197. PMID: 1081126

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with unilateral sinonasal disease.
Gomes P, Gomes A, Salvador P, Lombo C, Caselhos S, Fonseca R
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Jan-Feb;71(1):16-25. Epub 2019 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.11.002. PMID: 31349894
Clinical analysis and surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia caused by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A retrospective study.
Sun S, Jiang W, Wang J, Gao P, Zhang X, Jiao L, Liu W, Shu K, Lei T
Int J Surg 2017 May;41:183-189. Epub 2017 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.04.015. PMID: 28392449
Differences and similarities between atypical facial pain and trigeminal neuropathic pain.
Forssell H, Tenovuo O, Silvoniemi P, Jääskeläinen SK
Neurology 2007 Oct 2;69(14):1451-9. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000277274.83301.c0. PMID: 17909158
Depression, anhedonia and anxiety in temporomandibular joint and other facial pain syndromes.
Marbach JJ, Lund P
Pain 1981 Aug;11(1):73-84. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(81)90140-8. PMID: 7301402
Carotidynia.
Raskin NH, Prusiner S
Neurology 1977 Jan;27(1):43-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.27.1.43. PMID: 556819

Recent systematic reviews

Evidence for the Use of Ischemic Compression and Dry Needling in the Management of Trigger Points of the Upper Trapezius in Patients with Neck Pain: A Systematic Review.
Cagnie B, Castelein B, Pollie F, Steelant L, Verhoeyen H, Cools A
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2015 Jul;94(7):573-83. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000266. PMID: 25768071
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the trigeminal nerve: a systematic review of 36 cases.
Schmidt RF, Yick F, Boghani Z, Eloy JA, Liu JK
Neurosurg Focus 2013 Mar;34(3):E5. doi: 10.3171/2012.11.FOCUS12292. PMID: 23451818
Sluder's neuralgia: a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia?
Oomen KP, van Wijck AJ, Hordijk GJ, de Ru JA
Cephalalgia 2010 Mar;30(3):360-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01919.x. PMID: 19614698
Management issues of neuropathic trigeminal pain from a medical perspective.
Watson CP
J Orofac Pain 2004 Fall;18(4):366-73. PMID: 15636022
Neurotological complications after radiosurgery versus conservative management in acoustic neuromas: a systematic review-based study.
Shin YJ, Lapeyre-Mestre M, Gafsi I, Cognard C, Deguine O, Tremoulet M, Fraysse B
Acta Otolaryngol 2003 Jan;123(1):59-64. doi: 10.1081/0036554021000028084. PMID: 12625575

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