Atypical Facial Pain: a Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Review.

摘要: The purpose of this article is to focus on an excruciating disorder the face, named atypical facial pain or persistent idiopathic (PIFP). It considered underdiagnosed condition with limited treatment options. Facial can be a debilitating that affects patients’ quality life. Up 26% general population has suffered from at some point in their lives. important highlight different types able properly manage accordingly. Newer interventional modalities such as pulsed radiofrequency ablation (PFR) sphenopalatine ganglion, peripheral nerve field stimulators (PNFS), and botulinum toxin injections have promising results. In summary, more prospective studies randomized controlled trials are necessary explore possibility widespread use viable procedures for PIFP. review article, we describe workup diagnosis PIFP recent literature regarding pathophysiology face often misdiagnosed trigeminal neuralgia (TN) However, unlike TN symptoms, rather than intermittent, usually unilateral, without autonomic signs symptoms. When clinician encounters patient neuropathic whose symptoms incongruent common etiologies, must entertained. Treatment multidisciplinary. Unfortunately, few exist. there select number pharmacological, non-pharmacological, options proven moderately effective.