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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2009

A 45-year-old woman complains about unbearable pain attacks in the left part of face lasting 1-2 minutes. Such attacks are provoked by mastication. These symptoms appeared 2 months ago after exposure to cold. Objectively: the pain is localized in the ending points of trigeminus on the left. A touch near nose wing provokes another pain attack and tonic spasm of face muscles. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Facial migraine
  2. Neuralgia of trigeminus
  3. Neuralgia of glossopharyngeal nerve
  4. Maxillary sinusitis
  5. Arthritis of mandibular joint
Correct answer

Neuralgia of trigeminus

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