Myofascial pain may mimic trigeminal neuralgia

Cephalalgia

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 899-901

  Ceneviz, C ^a   Maloney, G ^a   Mehta, N ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DENTAL DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 33745097726     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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