Patient with recurrent pain over right cheek that increases on chewing and between attacks patient is otherwise normal. Most probable diagnosis is?
Harrison's principles of internal medicine 17th edition. * Trigeminal neuralgia is characterised by excruciating paroxysms of pain in lips gums cheek, the pain very rarely lasts for more than a few seconds or minutes.they may occur spontaneously or with movement of affected area evoked by speaking,chewing or smiling.
Preherpetic neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia
Mumps
Thalamic syndrome
C.N.S