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Craniofacial Pain
Craniofacial Pain
Dr.Rachakonda Rajkumar
M.B.B.S.,M.D(GEN.MED)
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
CRANIAL NURALGIAS
CLINICAL FEATURE OF NURALGIC PAIN
MECHANISM OF NURALGIC PAIN
EXAMPLES
INTRODUCTION:
Common symptom
Feature of primary head ache disorder
Secondary to organic disease
Detailed history and physical examination=dx
Non-descript,chronic,undentifiable =atypical
Misdiagnosis & mismanagement are common.
CRANIAL NURALGIAS:
Neuropathy
disturbance of function /pathologic change in a
nerve/nerves
Lesion
central or peripheral somatosensory nervous
system
Vagus(X)
Primary headaches:
Migraine
Cluster