Problem of neuralgia and prosopalgia
Savitskaia, O.N.; Karlov, V.A.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 83(4): 499-504
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 6344520 Document Number: 203568
On the basis of analyzing 800 observations on patients with neuralgias and prosopalgias, the authors identify special or paroxysmal neuralgias of the tunnel origin that are marked by a pathognomic clinical picture and require specific therapy. Another group of facial pains--prosopalgias proper--includes pains varying in the origin, clinical course and therapeutic approach. Diagnostic terms for describing neuralgias of the trigeminal nerve are reviewed, and the concept of their primarily central or primarily peripheral origin is proved to be untenable.