Secondary neurogenic prosopalgia in a neurological clinic

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Annotation. Prosoplgia is one of the most common pain syndromes in the craniofacial area. In the clinic practice of the facial pain treatment, neurogenic prosopalgia accounts for 25-30% of cases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical, laboratory and functional parameters of patients with secondary neurogenic prosopalgia at neurological department. The medical histories of 21 patients (17 (81.0%) women and 4 (19.0%) men) suffered from secondary neurogenic prosopalgia were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical picture, data of general blood and urine tests, biochemical blood tests, neuroimaging, electrophysiological and ultrasonic research methods were evaluated. A preliminary comparison of retrospective patients quality indicators was assessed using simple mathematical methods. A predominant lesion of the I branch of the trigeminal nerve was shown in elderly women with postherpetic neuralgia, while other reasons of secondary neuralgia of the II and III branches of the trigeminal nerve more often caused left-sided lesions. Primary diseases included: herpetic ganglionitis, malignant tumor of the bladder with herpetic complications, sinusitis, dental diseases, meningoencephalitis, atherosclerosis of the brain vessels, concussion of the brain. The features of the clinical picture of each case were evaluated, as well as the characteristic concomitant groups of symptoms, among which were determined cephalgic, asthenoneurotic, vestibulo-atactic, vegetative dystonia, pyramidal syndromes. Among the general and functional studies carries out, attention was drawn to the increase of ESR in almost half of the patients, even without exacerbation of the primary disease, as well as the presence of metabolic disorders in the myocardium according to the electrocardiogram in 47.6% of cases, including in relatively young individuals. Thus, the problem of secondary neurogenic prosopalgia, despite the modern treatment, remains relevant.