Case reports of orofacial pain 5 - Neuropathic pain
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Neuropathic orofacial pain.
Neuropathic orofacial pain (NOP) is a challenging diagnostic problem. In some cases, symptomatology may be similar to that seen with dental pathology, resulting in unwarranted dental treatment. Rarely, NOP can herald serious disease or central tumors, and early diagnosis can be life-saving. The following review outlines the classification, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment o...
متن کاملOrofacial Neuralgias and Neuropathic Pain
One of the most challenging clinical issues the dentist confronts is the patient with persistent orofacial pain without obvious proximate physical cause. Patients with persistent pain often seek consultation from many clinicians and undergo multiple unnecessary procedures before receiving a correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Clinicians unfamiliar with neuropathic pain may become frust...
متن کاملOrofacial neuropathic pain induced by oxaliplatin
Abstract Neuropathic pain induced by chemotherapy drugs such as oxaliplatin is a dose-limiting side effect in cancer treatment. The mechanisms underlying chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain are not fully understood. KCNQ2 channels are low-threshold voltage-gated K+ channels that play a role in controlling neuronal excitability. Downregulation of KCNQ2 channels has been proposed to be an under...
متن کامل5% lidocaine medicated plaster double effect in a case of orofacial localized neuropathic pain
Localized neuropathic pain (LNP) is a type of neuropathic pain that is characterized by "consistent and limited area(s) of maximum pain associated with negative or positive sensory signs and/or spontaneous symptoms characteristic of neuropathic pain". This definition encompasses a huge number of neuropathic orofacial pain syndromes. We present a case report of a patient who was affected with sl...
متن کاملChronic (neuropathic) corneal pain and blepharospasm: five case reports.
Pain and focal dystonias have been associated with chronic pain conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome. Corneal pain, frequently known as "dry eye", may be a neuropathic pain condition with abnormalities of the nerve plexus. Here we present 5 case histories of patients with defined corneal pain (with associated neuropathic features) and objective measures of changes in the nerve plex...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Japanese Society of Stomatognathic Function
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1340-9085,1883-986X
DOI: 10.7144/sgf.20.156