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  2. Atypical facial pain - Wikipedia

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    The ICHD-2 lists diagnostic criteria for "persistent idiopathic facial pain" (the term that replaces AFP in this classification): A. Pain in the face, present daily and persisting for all or most of the day, fulfilling criteria B and C, B. Pain is confined at onset to a limited area on one side of the face, and is deep and poorly localized,

  3. Trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    This normally indicates problems with both trigeminal nerves, since one nerve serves the left side of the face and the other serves the right side. Occasional reports of bilateral trigeminal neuralgia reflect successive episodes of unilateral (only one side) pain switching the side of the face rather than pain occurring simultaneously on both ...

  4. Harlequin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Since Harlequin syndrome is associated with a dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system, main symptoms of this dysfunction are in the following: Absence of sweat and flushing on one side of the face, neck, or upper thoracic area. In addition, other symptoms include cluster headaches, tearing of the eyes, nasal discharge, abnormal contraction ...

  5. Atypical trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of ATN may overlap with a pain disorder occurring in teeth called atypical odontalgia (literal meaning "unusual tooth pain"), with aching, burning, or stabs of pain localized to one or more teeth and adjacent jaw. The pain may seem to shift from one tooth to the next, after root canals or extractions. In desperate efforts to alleviate ...

  6. Bell's palsy - Wikipedia

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    A person attempting to show his teeth and raise his eyebrows with Bell's palsy on his right side. Note how the forehead is not spared. Specialty: Neurology, Ophthalmology, ENT, oral and maxillofacial surgery: Symptoms: Inability to move the facial muscles on one side, change in taste, pain around the ear [1] Usual onset: Over 48 hours [1 ...

  7. Trigeminal nerve - Wikipedia

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    The only exceptions to this rule are certain spinal-cord lesions and the medullary syndromes, of which Wallenberg syndrome is the best-known example. In this syndrome, a stroke causes a loss of pain-temperature sensation from one side of the face and the other side of the body. This is explained by the anatomy of the brainstem.

  8. Is sleeping on your back or side healthier? Experts reveal ...

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    Side-sleeping may exacerbate pain, especially in the neck or shoulders on the side you sleep on, the experts noted. If you fall asleep on one arm, this can reduce circulation or cause numbness.

  9. Hemifacial spasm - Wikipedia

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    Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by irregular, involuntary muscle contractions on one side (hemi-) of the face (-facial). [1] The facial muscles are controlled by the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve), which originates at the brainstem and exits the skull below the ear where it separates into five main branches.