Neuralgia and pain

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Neuralgia and pain

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Can I know what are the possible causes of neuralgia, both trigeminal or occipital...what are the symptoms and how to differentiate from something else

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Dr. Bhupesh Kumar Neurologist 14 yrs exp Gurgaon Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Bhupesh Kumar

Neurologist 14 yrs exp Gurgaon

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Very genuine and apt question , here is the answer: 1. Trigeminal neuralgia - it's a condition and not a disease that affects your trigeminal nerves on the face giving you chronic sharp shooting electric type of pain for a short duration, the causes of this due the damage on trigeminal nerves either due to aging, MS or a tumor that compresses these nerves The pain start just at the cheek bones level and or slightly above. 2. Occipital neuralgia is more of a distinct headache not everyone gets this type of headache but it start from the back of the neck and radiates upwards to the patients head. Hope this helps...

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