neuralgia

Introduction

Paroxysmal pain that extends along the course of one or more nerves.

Examples:

• post-herpetic neuralgia
• trigeminal neuralgia
• glossopharyngeal neuralgia
• occipital neuralgia

More general terms

• neuropathic pain
• peripheral nerve disease; peripheral neuropathy

More specific terms

• glossopharyngeal neuralgia
• neuralgic amyotrophy
• occipital neuralgia
• post Herpetic neuralgia
• trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)