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Diagnostic value of blink reflex latiencies for patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is considered to be one of the most painful conditions. The aim of this research was to determine the differences in blink reflex latencies as a diagnotic tool for unilaterally idiopathic TN compared with pain-free health volunteers.An unilateral TN was diagnosed on the right side in 53% pacijenata (Figure 2). There was no difference in sex distribution between NT and HV subgroups (Fischer's exact test p = 0.4815). The following anxiety scores with statistically significance were found comparing TN-subgroup / HV subgroup – STAI 1: 45.06 ± 8.90 /31.94 ± 10.25 and STAI 2: 43.12 ± 9.30 /35.00 ± 10.11 respectively (p=0.0001 / p=0.009). Blink reflex latencies of stimulation values left and right side together between subgroups were significantly higher for latencies values R1, R2, R2c at TN-subgroup (p < 0.05).

trigeminal neurlagia ; blink reflex ; orofacial pain

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