This article discusses neuropathic pain of traumatic origin affecting the trigeminal nerve. This syndrome has been termed painful traumatic trigeminal neuropathy by the International Headache Society and replaces atypical odontalgia, deafferentation pain, traumatic neuropathy, and phantom toothache. The discussion emphasizes the diagnosis and the early and late management of injuries to the tri...

conclusions primary dysmenorrhea is a common problem in iran however, there are only a few studies regarding secondary dysmenorrhea prevalence. moreover, there is a significant variation between the results of the studies on the primary dysmenorrhea prevalence. therefore, further evidence-based data on national studies is needed to estimate the exact estimation of dysmenorrhea prevalence in ira...

Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) is a common cause of dyspareunia in pre-menopausal women. Recent evidence points to the importance of the sensory component in VVS, particularly the heightened processing of tactile and pain sensation in the vulvar vestibule. The goal of the present study was to examine the neural basis of heightened sensitivity to touch (i.e. allodynia) in women with VVS. Usi...

BACKGROUND Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has recently been reported to be effective for truncal postural abnormalities such as camptocormia and Pisa syndrome in Parkinson's disease. In this case report, we describe a case of a woman with Parkinson's disease in whom SCS was effective for painful camptocormia with Pisa syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital...

life and more often associated with injury or severe illness) or of gingival or mucocutaneous bleeding (suggesting a platelet abnormality or severe Von Willebrand disease) • A history of prolonged bleeding after surgery such as circumcision or tooth extraction • Any pain or joint swelling or reluctance to move a limb (as seen with haemarthroses) • The age of onset of bruising, since bruising is...

In the present paper, we look into what is painful psychical analgesia in relation to what 19 century clinicians have named “moral pain” in melancholia, and more particularly in the delusion of negation described by the French psychiatrist Jules Cotard in 1880, a form of delusion that can be seen mostly in cases of chronic anxious melancholia. This condition is characterized by a painful absenc...