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A recently described SUNCT is a rare head ache syndrome characterized by shortlasting, unilateral, neuralgia-like headache attack with conjunctival injection and tearing; 26 cases of SUNCT-syndrome have been reported in medical literature. The authors observed the described symptoms in 3 cases (among 86 patients with trigeminal paroxysmal manifestations). Clinical features of SUNCT-syndrome are presented. In addition, the authors discuss possible etiologic factors and treatment as well as a differential diagnosis of SUNCT-syndrome, from trigeminal neuralgia, cluster headache, chronic paroxysmal hemicrania and combined syndromes.
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Conjunctival Diseases/diagnosis , Headache/diagnosis , Tears , Trigeminal Neuralgia/diagnosis , Adult , Anticonvulsants/administration & dosage , Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use , Carbamazepine/administration & dosage , Carbamazepine/therapeutic use , Conjunctival Diseases/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Headache/complications , Headache/drug therapy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Syndrome , Trigeminal Neuralgia/complicationsSubject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Anticholesteremic Agents/therapeutic use , Hepatic Encephalopathy/drug therapy , S-Adenosylmethionine/therapeutic use , Adult , Aged , Chronic Disease , Female , Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Thirty-four patients with glossalgia were studied. The painful part of tongue was electrically stimulated using an 'Elektronika-2M' apparatus with a current of 45 microA for 10-20 min (current strength was patient-controlled to produce the sensation of local prickling): courses consisted of 10-12 treatments. The results of electrical stimulation therapy were compared with results obtained using standard methods of treatment (novocaine blockade, analgesics, etc.), which were used in a control group of 30 patients. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation was highly effective: improvements were noted after the first session, and significant reductions in pain syndrome occurred after 1-3 sessions; therapeutic effects were obtained at the end of treatment in all 34 patients, i.e., in 100% of cases, as compared with 70% in the control group, with remission lasting more than one year in 20 patients and from 3-12 months in 14.
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Glossalgia/therapy , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation , Aged , Female , Glossalgia/drug therapy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Paresthesia/therapyABSTRACT
34 patients with glossalgia were examined. Tongue's pain zones electrostimulation was performed with the aid of "Elektronika - 2M" device. The current of 45 mkA was applied during 10-20 min (current's power was regulated by patients themselves which had being tried to get the slight pricking sensation). The treatment session consisted of 10-12 exposures. The treatment results were compared with generally accepted methods (novocaine blockade, analgetic, etc.) which were used in control group (30 cases). The high TCES efficiency was demonstrated, exactly the improvement was observed just after the first exposure, the significance decrease of pain syndrome was observed after treatment in all patients, (100% cases as compared with 74% in control group) with remissions more than year in 20 observations and from 3 months to 1 year in 14 individuals.
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Glossalgia/therapy , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/methods , Aged , Combined Modality Therapy , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Glossalgia/etiology , Humans , Middle Aged , Paresthesia/etiology , Paresthesia/therapy , Remission Induction , Time Factors , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/instrumentation , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
The authors consider the dependence of changes in the temporomandibular joint on the disease duration, analyze the relations between the clinical pattern of myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) and electromyographic changes in the masticatory muscles. Changes in the temporomandibular joint seemed to be of little importance for MPDS severity.
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Masticatory Muscles/physiopathology , Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome/physiopathology , Temporomandibular Joint/physiopathology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Electromyography , Electrophysiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome/classificationABSTRACT
Radioimmunoassay was employed to determine basal levels of LH, FSH, prolactin, total testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol in plasma from 52 pre- or postmenopausal women with prosopalgia consequent to cervical osteochondrosis. The measurements were made before and after laser treatment. Different from the control, basal levels of the hormones and the trends in their changes due to laser therapy depended on the patients' age and the disease stage.
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Cervical Vertebrae , Gonadal Steroid Hormones/blood , Osteochondritis/blood , Pituitary Hormones/blood , Spondylitis/blood , Trigeminal Neuralgia/blood , Adult , Female , Gonadal Steroid Hormones/radiation effects , Humans , Laser Therapy , Middle Aged , Osteochondritis/complications , Osteochondritis/radiotherapy , Pituitary Hormones/radiation effects , Postmenopause/blood , Postmenopause/radiation effects , Premenopause/blood , Premenopause/radiation effects , Spondylitis/complications , Spondylitis/radiotherapy , Trigeminal Neuralgia/etiology , Trigeminal Neuralgia/radiotherapySubject(s)
Cranial Nerve Diseases/diagnosis , Glossalgia/diagnosis , Mouth Diseases/diagnosis , Mouth/innervation , Trigeminal Nerve , Adult , Aged , Combined Modality Therapy , Cranial Nerve Diseases/therapy , Female , Glossalgia/therapy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth Diseases/therapy , SyndromeABSTRACT
The authors describe a new method of the treatment of patients with trigeminal neuralgias using electroconvulsive therapy. The method is based on the increase of beta-endorphin concentration as a result of electroconvulsive treatment. The treatment of 12 patients in accordance with the suggested method provided beneficial results and significant enhancement of the efficacy of therapy as compared to patients undergoing conventional treatment.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy , Trigeminal Neuralgia/therapy , Adult , Chronic Disease , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Leukocyte Count , Male , Middle Aged , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Trigeminal Neuralgia/blood , Trigeminal Neuralgia/immunology , beta-Endorphin/bloodABSTRACT
The authors describe the results of immunological examination of patients suffering from vegetative prosopalgias. A study was made of the initial status of immunity and of its dynamics after treatment. The majority of patients manifested an increase of immunoglobulin A concentration and activation of local humoral immunity. The treatment brought about a reduction of immunoglobulin A concentration in blood serum.
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Hypergammaglobulinemia/etiology , Immunoglobulin A, Secretory/biosynthesis , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Trigeminal Neuralgia/immunology , Adult , Facial Neuralgia/immunology , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin A, Secretory/analysis , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
These are results of comparison of clinical data and parameters of early components of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) in patients with various pathological disorders in the trigeminal nerve system. The investigations evidenced that neurologic patients have different degrees of disorders in structural-functional organization of trigeminal nerve system resulting from the disease itself and previous therapeutic interventions. Some of the peculiarities of SSEP changes, e.g., their amplitude and/or temporal asymmetry under stimulation of the sites of intact and afflicted sides of the face are believed to correspond to pathological changes in trigeminal nerve system. These features can serve as diagnostic and prognostic tests.
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Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory , Facial Neuralgia/physiopathology , Trigeminal Nerve/physiopathology , Trigeminal Neuralgia/physiopathology , Adult , Aged , Facial Neuralgia/diagnosis , Female , Functional Laterality , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Trigeminal Neuralgia/diagnosisABSTRACT
As many as 145 patients with painful syndromes in the face and head underwent immunologic examination. They manifested certain changes in cellular and humoral immunity. An increase in the content of secretory IgA in the saliva and in the serum and a decrease of the concentration of IgM and IgG in the serum were detected in the majority of patients. In patients with NTN of mainly peripheral genesis and with Horton's syndrome, the concentration of IgE in the serum was significantly (P less than 0.01) elevated. The changes in the immunologic status, seen in patients after the treatment are discussed.
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Facial Pain/immunology , Headache/immunology , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Adult , Cluster Headache/immunology , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin A, Secretory/analysis , Immunoglobulin E/analysis , Male , Middle Aged , Saliva/immunology , SyndromeABSTRACT
Fifty-two patients (aged 15 to 78 years) suffering from facial hemispasm were treated by transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS). For this purpose electric-impulse apparatuses generating bipolar nonsymmetrical impulses were employed. The employment of TENS eliminated hyperkinesis for a period of several minutes to several hours. Interparoxysmal intervals lengthened and hyperkinesis became less pronounced. After a TENS session EMG showed no spontaneous activity in the form of "volleys of oscillations". A possible mechanism of TENS therapeutic effect in facial hemispasm is discussed.
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Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods , Facial Muscles , Spasm/therapy , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/methods , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Chronic Disease , Electromyography , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Spasm/diagnosis , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/instrumentationABSTRACT
A total of 66 patients with dental plexalgia have been examined and treated at the neurological dentistry department. A multiple-modality scheme for the treatment of this condition is suggested, whose basic methods are physiotherapeutic ones: longitudinal physiotherapy, diadynamic currents with a narcotic mixture, trimecain or lydase + analgin electrophoresis. The treatment was effective in the majority of patients.
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Dry Socket/therapy , Electric Stimulation Therapy , Maxilla , Adult , Aged , Combined Modality Therapy , Female , Humans , Iontophoresis , Lidocaine/administration & dosage , Male , Middle Aged , Trimecaine/administration & dosageABSTRACT
Neuropathic, stomatological and instrumental examination was performed in 86 patients with trigeminal neuropathies admitted to a specialized dental neurological department. The disease was found clinically heterogeneous, requiring a systemic approach to its treatment based on current knowledge of the disease etiology.
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Neuritis/diagnosis , Trigeminal Nerve , Adult , Aged , Cranial Nerve Diseases/diagnosis , Cranial Nerve Diseases/drug therapy , Cranial Nerve Diseases/etiology , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neuritis/drug therapy , Neuritis/etiology , Trigeminal Neuralgia/diagnosis , Trigeminal Neuralgia/drug therapy , Trigeminal Neuralgia/etiology , Virus Diseases/diagnosis , Virus Diseases/drug therapy , Virus Diseases/etiologySubject(s)
Tooth/innervation , Toothache/etiology , Adult , Aged , Chronic Disease , Female , Humans , Male , Mandibular Nerve/anatomy & histology , Maxillary Nerve/anatomy & histology , Middle Aged , Toothache/diagnosisABSTRACT
On the basis of an analysis of evoked potentials (EPs) the authors have studied alterations in the bioelectrical activity in experimental trigeminal neurites (neuropathies). The results have shown that the most important electrophysiological signs of experimental trigeminal neurites is a decrease in the amplitude of the positive phase of the vertex potential. This appears to reflect a weakened conductivity function of the nerve due to its pathomorphological changes and a higher amplitude of the negative phase of evoked potentials indicating hyperactivation of the nonspecific system.