Facial Pain

Question 1

Facial pain condition commonly associated with MS

Answer 1

Trigeminal neuralgia

Question 2

Recurrent attacks of facial pain, lasting a couple of seconds, with a stabbing/shooting character, often brought on by eating/shaving/talking/brushing teeth

Answer 2

Trigeminal neuralgia

- triggers are actions that compress the trigeminal nerve

Question 3

Headache (usually temporal or occipital), progressive in nature, with associated systemic symptoms

Answer 3

Temporal/giant cell arteritis

Question 4

Recurrent, severe, unilateral headaches, typically located around one eye occurring daily for a period of weeks in the year. Often eye symptoms present (tears, conjunctival injection, eyelid swelling)

Answer 4

Cluster headaches

Question 5

Headaches lasting for 4-72 hours, exacerbated by stress, lack of sleep, cheese/wine, chocolate

Answer 5

Migraine

Question 6

Headaches associated with fever, neck stiffness, photophobia

Answer 6

Meningitis