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. 2005 Jul 20;6(4):237–239. doi: 10.1007/s10194-005-0195-9

New insight into trigeminal neuralgia

A Truini 1,, F Galeotti 1, G Cruccu 1
PMCID: PMC3452002  PMID: 16362674

Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia is universally considered the neuropathic facial pain most and best known in medical practice. We propose a short review on trigeminal neuralgia reporting its main clinical aspects, unsolved problems and highlighting differential diagnosis between classical and symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia.

Key words: Trigeminal nerve, Trigeminal neuralgia, Pain mechanisms

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