Table 5. Additional clinical characteristics of selected craniofacial pain categories.

From: Fourteen year retrospective study of craniofacial pain in a neurological emergency department

Group, n (%a)

TN, 122 (78.2)

TNp, 11 (7.1)

pPIFP, 4 (2.6)

CAS

Nausea and vomiting

2 (1.6)

1 (9.1)

0

Facial flushing

1 (0.8)

0

0

Facial swelling

1 (0.8)

0

0

Salivation

1 (0.8)

0

0

Hypertension

1 (0.8)

0

0

Lacrimation

10 (8.2)

1 (9.1)

0

Photophobia

1 (0.8)

0

0

Conjunctival hyperaemia

1 (0.8)

0

0

Nasal congesition

0

0

0

Rhinorrhea

4 (3.3)

1 (9.1)

0

SD

Allodynia

11 (9.0)

0

0

Hyperesthesia

12 (9.8)

1 (9.1)

0

Hypoaesthesia

6 (4.9)

2 (18.2)

0

Dysesthesia

9 (7.4)

2 (18.2)

1 (25.0)

Paresthesia

9 (7.4)

1 (9.1)

1 (25.0)

  1. a-percentages calculated by total number of patients in a category; TN – trigeminal neuralgia, TNp –painful trigeminal neuropathy, pPIFP – presumed persistent idiopathic facial pain, CAS – Cranial autonomic symptoms, SD – sensory disturbances; Sums of % for certain groups are not necessarily 100. Missing data is reported in the Supplementary Data Table 1.