tic douloureux

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tic dou·lou·reux

(do͞o′lə-ro͞o′)

[French : tic, tic + douloureux, painful.]

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tic douloureux

(ˈtɪk ˌduːləˈruː)

(Pathology) a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve. Also called: trigeminal neuralgia

[C19: from French, literally: painful tic]

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tic dou•lou•reux

(ˈtɪk ˌdu ləˈru; Fr. tik du luˈrœ)
n.

paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face.

[1790–1800; < French: literally, painful tic]

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tic douloureux - intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve

trigeminal neuralgia

neuralgia, neuralgy - acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

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(1,2) As is the case in its trigeminal counterpart, tic douloureux, hemifacial spasm has a diverse array of potential etiologies.

An atypical presentation of hemifacial spasm secondary to neurovascular compression

In 1756 Andre named it Tic Douloureux. Jhon Hunter described it the disease of nervous system in which pain is referred to the teeth, gums and tongue where there is actually no disease3,4.

TRIGEMINAL NERVE COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: STUDY OF 80 CASES IN 10 YEARS

Le dio el nombre de tic douloureux al dolor facial acompanado de espasmos intensos descritos como "convulsivos" [1,2,10].