Neuralgia


Pain along the course of a nerve.

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  • Neuralgia, facial

    Severe pain that usually occurs in bursts along the path of the trigeminal nerve, the chief sensory nerve of the face.

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  • Neuralgia, postherpetic

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  • Neuralgia, sphenopalatine

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