Abstract

Among a large number of patients with various types of facial pain, the frequency of occurrence of the muscular-tonic and muscular-spastic component is about 70–80 % of cases. As a result, the formation of chronic myofascial facial pain is a common complication of such prosopalgia. The clinical picture of this pathology disguises itself as signs of a primary disease, and often becomes a leading symptom in the pathogenesis of the disease, which complicates the diagnosis and treatment. The review article examines the current diagnostic criteria for myofascial facial pain. It has been shown that recently the clinical and neurophysiological features of various options for chronic facial pain, the functional state of muscle structures in various forms of chronic pain have been intensively studied. The possible ways of the formation of chronic myofascial pathology in the craniomandibular region are analyzed. Modern methods for differential diagnosis of various forms of prosopalgia and pathogenetic mechanisms, determine the course of treatment and prevention are considered.

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  • Summary Among a large number of patients with various types of facial pain, the frequency of occurrence of the muscular-tonic and muscular-spastic component is about 70–80 % of cases

  • The formation of chronic myofascial facial pain is a common complication of such prosopalgia

  • The clinical picture of this pathology disguises itself as signs of a primary disease, and often becomes a leading symptom in the pathogenesis of the disease, which complicates the diagnosis and treatment

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Вследствие этого частым осложнением таких прозопалгий является формирование хронической миофасциальной лицевой боли. Что в последнее время интенсивно исследуются клинико-нейрофизиологические особенности различных вариантов хронических лицевых болей, функциональное состояние мышечных структур при различных формах хронической боли. The formation of chronic myofascial facial pain is a common complication of such prosopalgia.

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