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Neuralgia of the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Nerves

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Neurosurgical and Medical Management of Pain: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Pain

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Abstract

Geniculate neuralgia has been used to refer to two kinds of facial pain caused by impairment of the sensory part of the seventh cranial nerve: otalgic and prosopalgic [1]. In the otalgic form, pain is primarily in the ear, although it may radiate towards other parts of the face. It may be constant or intermittent and is sometimes associated with herpes zoster infection. It is sometimes triggered by light touch in or near the ear. The prosopalgic type of geniculate neuralgia involves mainly the deeper structures of the face, including the posterior orbit, posterior nasal, malar, and palatal areas.

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  1. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia University, 710 West 168th St., New York, N.Y., 10032, USA

    Ronald Brisman M.D. (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery) (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery)

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Brisman, R. (1989). Neuralgia of the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Nerves. In: Brisman, R. (eds) Neurosurgical and Medical Management of Pain: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Pain. Topics in Neurosurgery, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1651-0_11

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