Tic douloureux

Tic douloureux: A synonym for trigeminal neuralgia. From the French, meaning literally a painful tic. See: Trigeminal neuralgia.
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Tic douloureux
Review Date: 4/22/2004
Reviewed By: Joseph V. Campellone, M.D., Division of Neurology, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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TIC DOULOUREUX (Trigeminal Neuralgia)
SYMPTOMS"There is sudden darting pain which is severe, accompanied by spasms of the muscles of the face and tingling and burning of the skin.
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Alternative Names:
Tic douloureux
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Trigeminal Neuralgia/Tic Douloureux Association. P.O. Box 340, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006. (609) 361-1014.
Source: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Published December, 2002 by the Gale Group
The Essay Author is Carol A. Turkington.
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People often call trigeminal neuralgia "tic douloureux" because of a characteristic muscle spasm that accompanies the pain.
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The length of the attacks ranges from a few seconds to several minutes. Attacks may occur many times a day or only a few times a month or year. The problem usually affects men older than 40 years of age. It is also called tic douloureux ...
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Tooth grinding or temporomandibular (TM) disorder.
Toothache.
Cancer in the nasal cavity or sinus (rare).
A sudden, stabbing pain in the face that occurs at irregular intervals (trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux).
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large nerve originates deep inside your brain and carries sensation from your face to your brain. The pain of trigeminal neuralgia is due to a disturbance in the function of the trigeminal nerve. Trigeminal neuralgia is also known as tic douloureux.
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