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Does trigeminal neuralgia start mildly and then progresses? or it starts suddenly with the serious stabbing?
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Trigem neuralgia: The presentation is variable. See your neurologist for an examination in order to secure the diagnosis
Answered 5/7/2015
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In trigeminal neuralgia, is the pain throbbing/stabbing on the face, or more like constant tension on the cheek, behind the ear and jawline?
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Can a chronic discomfort on upper lip, nose be trigeminal neuralgia? The pain is barely noticeable, just mild. No paroxysmal stabbing pain at all.
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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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