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When orofacial pain needs a heart repair

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2021
Objectives The association of chronic orofacial pain (COFP) and congenital heart disease has never previously been reported. We report the first case of COFP secondary to a right‐to‐left shunt (RLS) due to asymptomatic patent foramen ovale (PFO) in a ...
Daniela Adamo, Elena Calabria, Noemi Coppola, Giuseppe Pecoraro, Giuseppe Buono, Michele Davide Mignogna   +5 more
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Sphenopalatine ganglion pulsed radiofrequency treatment in patients suffering from chronic face and head pain

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2016
PURPOSE: There are various facial pain syndromes including trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal neuropathic pain and atypical facial pain syndromes. Effectiveness of the pulsed radiofrequency in managing various pain syndromes has been clearly demonstrated.
Mert Akbas, Emel Gunduz, Suat Sanli, Arif Yegin   +3 more
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Clinical study of patients with persistent orofacial pain Estudo clínico de pacientes com dor orofacial persistente

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2004
OBJETIVE: To evaluate a sample of patients with persistent facial pain unresponsive to prior treatments. METHODS: Hospital records of 26 patients with persistent facial pain were reviewed (20 female and 6 male).
José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira, Hui  Ching Lin, Cibele Nasri, Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Gary Heir, Luís Biela S. Valle   +6 more
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MRI 3D Ciss– A Novel Imaging Modality in Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia – A Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is considered as one of the most painful neurologic disorders affecting oro-facial region. TN is often diagnosed clinically based on the patients complete history of pain (severity, duration, episodes etc), relief of pain on ...
Radhika Besta, Y. Uday Shankar, Ashwini Kumar, E. Rajasekhar, S. Bhanu Prakash   +4 more
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Capsaicin-fighting fire with fire

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2009
Chronic pain conditions involving the maxillofacial region represent a major health problem and patients with persistent pain are difficult to manage successfully. Most of these conditions are often comorbid with additional health issues.
Poonam Agarwal, Vaishali Keluskar, Anjana S Bagewadi, Arvind Shetti   +3 more
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The use of oxytocin and relaxin in the treatment of refractory chronic pain with mixed characteristics (neuropathic and myofascial pain). Case report

Revista Dor, 2017
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Some studies have related the use of synthetic oxytocin for the treatment of painful syndromes that relies on central and peripheral modulation mechanisms of pain.
Isadora Cerruti Guarnieri, Driéli Pacheco Rodrigues, Karen dos Santos Ferreira   +2 more
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Evaluation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Measures in Patients with Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain before a Definitive Diagnosis [PDF]

Journal of Mashhad Dental School
Background: Persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) is one of the chronic pains in the oral and maxillofacial region and its diagnosis has always been challenging.
Leila Farhad Mollashahi, Narges Farhad Mollashahi, Fahimeh Afzaljavan, Amir Hossein Saati   +3 more
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Involvement of the Ipsilateral Tongue, an Intraoral Structure of Referred Pain due to Entrapment of the Greater Occipital Nerve

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
This study reports a rare case of referred pain in the trigeminal nerve distribution caused by entrapment of the greater occipital nerve (GON). Notably, the pain extended to the ipsilateral tongue, an unusual intraoral involvement.
Byung-chul Son
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Lumbar Swelling as the Unusual Presentation of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in a Child

Balkan Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is a systemic hypersensitivity disease of unknown cause that is characterized by a purpuric rash and systemic manifestations, such as colicky abdominal pain, polyarthralgia, and acute glomerulonephritis.
Mehmet Ali Duman, Nilgün Selçuk Duru, Bahar Çalışkan, Hale Sandıkçı, Ferhat Çengel   +4 more
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Atypical trigeminal neuralgia: role of neurophysiological tests for diagnosis

Pathos, 2023
Trigeminal neuralgia is a common condition among the adult population. Its diagnosis is primarily clinical and simple enough in typical cases featuring brief, electric-shock like paroxysmal pain triggered by harmless gestures within the trigeminal nerve ...
Carmelo Costa, Domenico Restivo, Antongiulio Bruschetta   +2 more
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