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Table 1 Summary of symptom development

From: The temporal evolution of a facial pain syndrome associated with neurovascular contact: a case report

Time

Pain localization & characteristics

Triggers

Pain duration

Attack frequency

Cluster duration

Associated CAS

Presumed diagnosis

Onset

Right-sided, sensory area of TG, sharp, intense.

Right-sided touching of hair or skin

1 s – 3 min in intervals of 15 min – 4 hrs.

4-5 x daily

1-3 weeks

No

TN

+2 yrs.

Unchanged

Increased

Unchanged

Increased

 

Unchanged

Atypical facial pain

+9 yrs.

Right-sided, supraorbital, radiating towards teeth & ear

Right-sided speaking, eating, tooth-brushing

5-10 min

5-6 x daily

Constant

No

TN

Right eye, intense, sharp

None

60-90 min

5-6 x daily

1 month

Yes

CH

+10 yrs.

Right eye, radiating to teeth, stabbing, electric shocks

Unchanged

10-15 min

25 x daily

Constant

Yes

TN with CAS