My GP says my neuroligist is having some doubts about my diagnosis of "Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia", although I am not sure why exactly.
Certainly, my case is "atypical" in the way the attacks come on, and stay longer than the few moments of most TN cases - comes on slowly, and full-blown maximum pain attacks have lasted THREE hours.
There is a spot at the base of my skull that is allways involved in the ATN attacks, halfway between the spine and my left ear. It is also painfull when I have headaches - I call them my "neck-headaches".
Secondly, my left EYE. Then the left nostril and then the upper jaw - when it gets to the jaw I know I am in for a taste of torturous hell for a few hours.
There are the three areas of the trigeminal nerve involved though - does anyone here know if Occipital Neuralgia has those "face pains" too?
Certainly, my case is "atypical" in the way the attacks come on, and stay longer than the few moments of most TN cases - comes on slowly, and full-blown maximum pain attacks have lasted THREE hours.
There is a spot at the base of my skull that is allways involved in the ATN attacks, halfway between the spine and my left ear. It is also painfull when I have headaches - I call them my "neck-headaches".
Secondly, my left EYE. Then the left nostril and then the upper jaw - when it gets to the jaw I know I am in for a taste of torturous hell for a few hours.
There are the three areas of the trigeminal nerve involved though - does anyone here know if Occipital Neuralgia has those "face pains" too?
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