Tic Douloureux (cont.)
Medical Author:
Julie Dixon, MD
Coauthor:
Lisa Chan, MD, FACEP
Medical Editor:
Ruben Olmedo, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Ungar, MD
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Synonyms and Keywordstic douloureux, trigeminal neuralgia, facial pain Authors and EditorsAuthor: Julie Dixon, MD, Resident, Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville.Coauthor(s): Lisa Chan, MD, FACEP, Associate Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona. Editors: Ruben Olmedo, MD, Chief, Division of Toxicology, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Ungar, MD, Medical Director, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Last Editorial Review: 10/5/2005 |
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, is a pain syndrome recognizable by the patient's history alone.
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