Symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia

General information about symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia. Furthermore, symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia.

List of symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Trigeminal neuralgia includes:

• Headache
• Intense facial pain
• Stabbing facial pain
• Jaw pain
• Cheek pain
• One-sided facial symptoms
• One-sided facial pain
• Sensitivity to movement
• Facial pain on movement
  • Pain on chewing
  • Pain on brushing teeth
  • Pain on touching face
  • Heat causes pain
  • Cold causes pain
  • Yawning causes facial pain
  • Hair brushing causes facial pain
  • Brushing teeth causes facial pain
  • Shaving causes facial pain
• Red eye
• Watering eye
• Difficulty sleeping
• Difficulty eating
• Weight loss
• Loss of appetite

Symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia: Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by a sudden, severe, electric shock-like or stabbing pain typically felt on one side of the jaw or cheek. The disorder is more common in women than in men and rarely affects anyone younger than 50. The attacks of pain, which generally last several seconds and may be repeated one after the other, may be triggered by talking, brushing teeth, touching the face, chewing, or swallowing. The attacks may come and go throughout the day and last for days, weeks, or months at a time, and then disappear for months or years. ¹

More symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Trigeminal neuralgia, underlying causes of Trigeminal neuralgia, associated conditions for Trigeminal neuralgia, risk factors for Trigeminal neuralgia, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

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• Symptoms and Medical Malpractice

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