People who have trigeminal neuralgia (TN), which is also called tic douloureux, experience chronic pain in the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve. Symptoms of TN range from a constant ache to a ...

Idiopathic stabbing headache resembles trigeminal neuralgia and consists of icepick-like pains in the temple and orbit and may be associated with migraine, cluster, and tension headaches.

Trigeminal neuralgia is caused by compression of ... including pressure in the middle of the face and nasal congestion. Cluster headache is a type of severe headache that comes on suddenly and ...

Occipital nerve stimulation has achieved good ... is an invasive procedure for drug-resistant chronic cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (short-lasting neuralgiform ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition affecting one or more distributions of the trigeminal nerve. Patients with this condition experience short, sharp, shooting pain attacks, which can ...

Differential diagnosis of pain in the face as the presenting complaint can be difficult. We propose an approach based on history and neurological examination, which allows a working diagnosis to be ...

Pinched nerves in the neck commonly cause headaches, muscle spasms, and other symptoms. They can be debilitating, but most of the time, they are treatable without invasive measures. However, sometimes ...

The estimated prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia from this tertiary care center in Karnataka, India, is 0.007%. There was a female dominance regarding the reported symptoms that triggered pain ...

HEADACHES increase the odds of suicide, a new study says. While migraines and cluster headaches have already been linked to higher suicide risk, people with milder types, such as tension ...

Cluster headache, a type of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia, is often called a "suicide headache" due to its severity; one survey showed 55% of cluster headache patients have suicidal ideations.

Background: Cranial autonomic symptoms (CAS) are distinguishing features of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, of which cluster headache (CH) is the most common, but they can occur in patients with ...