Depends: Trigeminal neuralgia IS a neuropathy but a very specific type. If you have shocklike lancinating sudden intermittent pain, then you may have trigeminal neuralgia of that division of the trigeminal nerve.
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Neuropathy-Neuralgia: Neuropathy is a disturbance in function or damage to the nerve. Neuralgia is the actual pain in a nerve. The causes and effects of both neuropathy and neuralgia can overlap and difficult to diagnose.
Answered 10/13/2016
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