névralgie du trijumeau

OBS: Le terme «névralgie faciale» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.
OBS: G50.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

CONT: A chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal or 5th cranial nerve, one of the most widely distributed nerves in the head. TN is a form of neuropathic pain (pain associated with nerve injury or nerve lesion.) The typical or ""classic"" form of the disorder (called ""Type 1"" or TN1) causes extreme, sporadic, sudden burning or shock-like facial pain that lasts anywhere from a few seconds to as long as two minutes per episode.
OBS: The term ""trigeminal neuralgia"" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.
OBS: G50.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.