Atypical facial pain: Clinical considerations and differential diagnosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Agostoni, E ^a   Frigerio, R ^a   Santoro, P ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical facial pain; Persistent idiopathic facial pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACE PAIN; FACE TUMOR; HUMAN; METASTASIS; MIGRAINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PULPITIS; TENSION HEADACHE; TOLOSA HUNT SYNDROME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VAGOTOMY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 20444411513     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0412-y     Document Type: Article

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