Which of the following Orofacial pain is not associated with vascular origin ?

Correct answer: C. Anaesthesia dolorosa

  • A. Cluster headache
  • B. Giant cell arteritis
  • C. Anaesthesia dolorosa
  • D. Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania

Explanation

Anaesthesia dolorosa is a deafferentation neuropathic pain syndrome that can follow injury to the trigeminal nerve, rather than a vascular headache. Cluster headache, giant-cell arteritis, and chronic paroxysmal hemicrania have vascular or vascular-autonomic associations.

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