A client tells the nurse that she is experiencing stabbing pain in her mouth, gums, teeth, and chin following brushing her teeth. These are symptoms of which of the following pain syndromes?
A) Complex regional pain syndrome
B) Postherpetic neuralgia
C) Trigeminal neuralgia
D) Diabetic neuropathy
Ans: C
A symptom of trigeminal neuralgia is paroxysms of lightning-like stabs of in tense pain in the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve. Pain is usually experienced in the mouth, gums, lips, nose, cheek, chin, and surface of the head and may be triggered by everyday activities like talking, eating, shaving, or brushing one's teeth.
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