Aetiological classification
- neuralgia:
- primary:
- trigeminal
- glossopharyngeal
- secondary:
- intracranial pathology
- base of skull lesions
- neck lesions
- primary:
- referred pain e.g. post-tonsillectomy
- local causes:
- sinusitis
- dental disease
- temporomandibular joint syndrome
- ear
- eye e.g. refractory errors, ocular palsies
- salivary gland disease
- cervical spine
- vascular:
- temporal arteritis
- cluster headaches
- migraine
- causalgia
- atypical facial pain
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