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A member asked:

What does "atypical facial neuralgia" mean?

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Dr. Ian Stein answered

Pain: Its usually a sharp pain in one side of the face.

Dr Joshi agreed

Answered 2/2/2015

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Facial pain: This is a facial pain syndrome that don't not fall into the classic pattern of trigeminal neuralgia. It is often more difficult to treat than tn as well.

Dr Chandwani agreed

Answered 2/2/2015

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Do you have to have stabbing electric shock pain on the face to have ATYPICAL TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA? my face burns on the left side but not stabbing!

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A member asked:

My doctor told me that "trigeminal neuralgia is a severe spastic, lancinating facial pain due to a disorder of the 5th cranial nerve." What does this mean?

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A member asked:

One neuro thought I had trigeminal neuralgia due to severe face and skull pain. Other neuro said MRI showed blood vessel and nerve at front left stick together and could be the cause. What does this mean and is it treatable?

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A member asked:

Burning sensation on left side of face, eye, nostril, lip, cheek, but NO electric stabbing pain at all, could this be ATYPICAL trigeminal neuralgia?

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A member asked:

I have atypical trigeminal neuralgia. Left side of face is numb & sore. Especially eye & inside mouth. Am scheduled to have a nerve block nxt week but wondering if that is a good idea since I am already numb won't that procedure make me more numb?

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