Trigeminal neuralgia:Also calledticdouloureux. Inflammation of the trigeminal nerve (the fifthcranialnerve) that most commonly causes paroxysms of very intense lightning pain in the areas of the face the nerve supplies -- the lips, eye, nose, scalp, forehead, gums,cheek, and chin -- on the involved side of the face. A less common "atypical" form of the disease causes a more constant, dull, burning, or aching pain.
See also: Trigeminal nerve.
