A nurse is asked about the cause of the excruciating pain of tic douloureux. How should s/he answer?
What will be an ideal response?
The excruciating pain is caused by inflammation of the trigeminal nerve. Pressure on the trigeminal nerve root can turn normal stimuli like tooth brushing into painful stimuli.
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