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Ocular neuropathic pain, also called corneal neuralgia, is a spectrum of disorders of ocular pain which are caused by damage or disease affecting the nerves.Ocular neuropathic pain is frequently associated with damaged or dysfunctional corneal nerves, [1] but the condition can also be caused by peripheral or centralized sensitization. [2]
Symptoms include excruciating burning, stabbing, or electrical headaches mainly near the eye and typically these sensations are only on one side of the body. The headache attacks are typically accompanied by cranial autonomic signs that are unique to SUNCT. Each attack can last from five seconds to six minutes and may occur up to 200 times daily.
The sharp pain is combined with eye redness, tearing, facial flushing and nasal congestion. The pain can be so intense that it can be mistaken for a brain aneurysm, Cohen noted.
If left untreated, attack frequency may range from one attack every two days to eight attacks per day. [ 2 ] [ 21 ] Cluster headache attack is accompanied by at least one of the following autonomic symptoms: drooping eyelid , pupil constriction , redness of the conjunctiva , tearing , runny nose and less commonly, facial blushing , swelling, or ...
Tolosa–Hunt syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by severe and unilateral headaches with orbital pain, along with weakness and paralysis (ophthalmoplegia) of certain eye muscles (extraocular palsies). [1] In 2004, the International Headache Society provided a definition of the diagnostic criteria which included granuloma. [2]
The trigeminal nerve is a mixed cranial nerve responsible for sensory data such as tactition (pressure), thermoception (temperature), and nociception (pain) originating from the face above the jawline; it is also responsible for the motor function of the muscles of mastication, the muscles involved in chewing but not facial expression. [20]
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20 seconds to 2 minutes depending on severity: Causes: Quick consumption of cold foods and beverages or prolonged oral exposure to cold stimuli: Treatment: Removal of the cold stimulus from the oral cavity and thrusting the tongue towards the tip of the nose or roof of the mouth to relieve pain. Drinking warm water can also ease pain.