Description:
Unilateral or bilateral pain in the distribution of one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve(s), indicative of neural damage but of unknown aetiology.
Diagnostic criteria:
- Unilateral or bilateral facial pain in the distribution(s) of one or both trigeminal nerve(s) and fulfilling criterion B
- Clinically evident positive (hyperalgesia, allodynia) and/or negative (hypaesthesia, hypalgesia) signs of trigeminal nerve dysfunction
- No cause has been identified
- Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis.