A patient comes to the clinic complaining of excruciating pain on one side of the face. What should the nurse suspect is occurring with this patient?
1. trigeminal neuralgia
2. Parkinson disease
3. Bell palsy
4. myasthenia gravis
Correct Answer: 1
Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by unilateral excruciating facial pain. This symptom is not associated with Parkinson disease, Bell palsy, or myasthenia gravis.
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