Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Part IV. Pain by Anatomic Location > A. Head and Neck > Chapter 25. Facial Pain Thomas N. Ward and Morris Levin

Facial Pain: Introduction

"The diagnosis and management of patients with facial pain can be daunting even to experienced physicians. The causes are myriad, ranging from the mundane (sinus and dental disease) to the exotic (short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing, or SUNCT). Misdiagnosis and mismanagement are common. The goal of this chapter is to discuss some of the more important causes of facial pain, and to guide proper identification and treatment...."