Trigeminal Neuralgia Quiz

Could you be suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Take our Quiz (18 yes or no questions) below to find out more...

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Do you have face pain (i.e., forehead, eye, cheek, nose, upper/lower jaw, teeth, lips, etc)?
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Do you remember the details of what you were doing and where you were the moment your facial pain started?
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Do you have pain just on one side of your face?
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Is your pain brief (seconds to minutes) but causing unpredictable, intense sensations?
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Do you have constant or more subdued facial pain (e.g., aching, burning, throbbing, stinging)?
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Do you have constant, more subdued facial pain for more than half of your waking hours?
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Do you have any constant facial numbness?
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Is your pain triggered by something touching your face (for example, eating, washing your face, shaving, brushing teeth, a gust of wind)?
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Since your pain began, have you experienced periods of weeks, months or years when you were pain-free? (Not including periods after any pain-relieving surgery or while you were on medications for your pain)
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Have you ever taken anticonvulsant medication for your pain, including Tegretol® (carbamazepine), Neurontin® (gabapentin), Lioresal® (baclofen), Treleptal® (oxcarbazepine), Topamax® (topiramate) or Zonegran® (zonisamide)?
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Did you ever experience any major reduction in facial pain (partial or complete) from taking any anticonvulsant medications?
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Have you ever had trigeminal nerve surgery for your pain (e.g., neurectomy, RF rhizotomy/gangliolysis, glycerol injection, balloon compression, rhizotomy, MVD, gamma knife)?
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Have you ever experienced any major reduction in facial pain (partial or complete) from previous trigeminal nerve surgery?
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Did your pain start only after facial surgery (oral surgery, ENT surgery, plastic surgery)?
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Did your pain start after facial zoster or a "shingles" rash?
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Do you have multiple sclerosis?
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Did your pain start after a facial injury?
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Place your index fingers on each of your outer cheeks, just in front of your ears and feel your jaw open and close. Does the area under your fingers on either side hurt?
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