Last reviewed: 13 Feb 2025
Last updated: 28 Nov 2023
Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- paroxismos estereotipados da dor facial
- ataques desencadeados por estimulação mecânica facial ou oral
- presença de fatores de risco
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Other diagnostic factors
- alterações sensitivas/motoras
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Risk factors
- envelhecimento
- esclerose múltipla
- mulheres
- hipertensão
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Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- nenhum teste inicial
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Tests to consider
- RNM
- teste do reflexo do trigêmeo
- radiografia intraoral
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Treatment algorithm
ACUTE
neuralgia do trigêmeo (NT) recém-diagnosticada
ONGOING
neuralgia do trigêmeo clássica não responsiva a medicamentos
neuralgia do trigêmeo idiopática não responsiva a medicamentos
neuralgia do trigêmeo secundária não responsiva a medicamentos
Contributors
Authors
Gaetan Moise, MD

Clinical Instructor of Neurological Surgery
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York
NY
Disclosures
GM declares that he has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Professor Gaetan Moise would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Christopher J. Winfree, a previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
CJW declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Alon Y. Mogilner, MD, PhD
Chief
Section of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
New York
NY
Disclosures
AYM declares that he has no competing interests.
Richard K. Osenbach, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Neurosurgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham
NC
Disclosures
RKO declares that he has no competing interests.
Differentials
- Cárie dentária
- Fratura dentária
- Osteomielite mandibular
More DifferentialsGuidelines
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria: cranial neuropathy
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria: headache
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