
OBJETIVE: To evaluate a sample of patients with atypical facial pain (AFP) in comparison to patients with symptomatic facial pain (SFP). METHOD: 41 patients with previous diagnostic of AFP were submitted to a standardized evaluation protocol, by a multidisciplinary pain team. RESULTS: 21 (51.2%) were considered AFP and 20 (48.8%) (SFP) received the following diagnosis: 8 (40.0%) had temporomandibular disorders (TMD); 3 (15.0%) had TMD associated to systemic disease (fibromyalgia, systemic erythematosus lupus); 4 (20.0%) had neuropathy after ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery for petroclival tumor; 2 (10.0%) had Wallenberg syndrome; 1 (5.0%) had intracranial tumor; 1 (5.0%) had oral cancer (epidermoid carcinoma), and 1 (5.0%) had burning mouth syndrome (BMS) associated to fibromyalgia. Spontaneous descriptors of pain were not different between AFP and SFP groups (p=0.82). Allodynia was frequent in SFP (p=0.05) and emotion was the triggering factor most prevalent in AFP (p=0.06). AFP patients had more traumatic events previously to pain (p=0.001). CONCLUSION: AFP patients had more: a) traumatic events previously to pain onset, and b) emotions as a triggering factor for pain. These data support the need of trained health professionals in multidisciplinary groups for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of these patients.OBJETIVO: Avaliar uma amostra de pacientes com dor facial atípica (DFA) e compará-la a outra com dor facial sintomática (DFS). MÉTODO: 41 pacientes com diagnóstico prévio de DFA foram submetidos a um protocolo padronizado de avaliação aplicado por uma equipe multidisciplinar. RESULTADOS: 21 (51,2%) foram mantidos com o diagnóstico de DFA e 20 (48,8%) (DFS) receberam os seguintes diagnósticos: 8 (40.0%) tinham disfunções temporomandibulares (DTM); 3 (15,0%) tinham DTM associada a doença sistêmica (fibromialgia, lupus eritematoso sistêmico); 4 (20,0%) tinham neuropatia após cirurgia otorrinolaringológica (ORL) para tumor petroclival; 2 (10,0%) tinham síndrome de Wallenberg; 1 (5,0%) tinha um tumor intracraniano; 1 (5,0%) tinha câncer oral (carcinoma epidermóide), e 1 (5,0%) tinha síndrome da ardência bucal (SAB) associada à fibromialgia. Expressões espontâneas utilizadas para a dor não diferiram entre os 2 grupos (p=0,82). Alodínia foi freqüente nos doentes com DFS (p=0,05) e emoções foi o fator desencadeante mais comum no grupo com DFA (p=0,06). Doentes com DFA apresentaram mais eventos traumáticos anteriores ao início da dor (p=0,001). CONCLUSÃO: Pacientes com DFA apresentaram mais: a) eventos traumáticos anteriores à cirurgia e b) emoções como fator desencadeante de dor. Estes dados realçam a necessidade de profissionais treinados em dor nas equipes multidisciplinares para o diagnóstico preciso e tratamento adequado desses doentes.
tumor, trigeminal neuralgia, dor orofacial, orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, neuralgia do trigêmeo, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, dor facial atípica, dor facial, articulação temporomandibular, facial pain, atypical facial pain, RC321-571
tumor, trigeminal neuralgia, dor orofacial, orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, neuralgia do trigêmeo, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, dor facial atípica, dor facial, articulação temporomandibular, facial pain, atypical facial pain, RC321-571
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