Trigeminal Neuralgia
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  • DOB*
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  • Gender*
  • Is this visit for Trigeminal Neuralgia?
  • Which side is the pain located*
  • Is it getting progressively ?*
  • Symptoms

  • What was the onset of Symptoms*

  • Any numbness?*
  • Any Weakness?*
  • Any Pain?*
  • Is your pain*

  • Is your Pain*
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  • Facial Pain Questionaire

  • Do you have pain in your face that starts very rapidly,lasts seconds to a few minutes and then stops suddenly?
  • Do you have pain in your face that stays always on the same side of the face either the right or the left, but it does not cross over to the other side?
  • Does the pain feel like it comes on rapidly then disappears rapidly with periods of time between episodes that may last minutes,hours or even days to weeks and even years?
  • Does the pain feel like a "live wire" of electricity is rapidly touched to the affected side of the face and then rapidly removed?
  • Does it feel like the pain can be triggered by such common things as eating,brushing the teeth,shaving,washing the face,cool air blowing on face,touching the face in particular areas etc?
  • Does the pain usually stay in the same area or tegion of the face with recurrent episodes?
  • Do you remember exactly when and where you were when you first started having the pain?
  • Is your pain usually very brief in duration (seconds to minutes) often with recurrent episodes that is similar to getting your face shot with a machine gun of electrical jolts or like being repeatedly hit with a taser gun to the face with electricity?
  • Does your pain involve feelings of electrical shocks, stabbing a knife, or a bolt of lightning?
  • Since you had your first bout of facial pain have you had periods of time (weeks,month and even years) when you were pain free?
  • Have you taken any anti convulsant medications: Tegretol, Dilantin, neurontin, Trileptal, Topamax, Zonegran, baclofen etc for your pain?
  • Did you experience any periods of major relief from any of these medications?
  • Did you have to stop or cut back the dosage due to side efects from the medications?
  • Are you currently on these medication?
  • Have you had any percutaneous, surgical or radiosurgical treatments for facial pain?
  • Did you get relief from any of these procedure in the prior question at least for a period of time before the pain recurred?
  • Was the first onset of your pain spontaneous in onset without known precedent cause?
  • Has the course of the painful episodes changed for the worse with time so that the frequency of bouts of pain has increased while time between bouts has decreased as time has gone by since the first painful episode?
  • Does the pain feel like it is created just from opening and closing of the jaw?
  • Do you have multiple sclerosis?
  • Did your pain start in association with a outbreak of rash on your face (shingles)?
  • Did your pain start with some trauma to the face?
  • Did your pain start after a dental or facial surgery was done?
  • Does the pain feel like it involves both sides of the face?
  • Does the pain feel like it is constantly present without any interventing periods of freedom from pain?
  • Does the face feel constantly numb or weak?
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