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Sphenopalatine neuralgia as a differential diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome of face

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We read with great interest the case report by Dr Hunter Collins, ‘Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Involving the Head and Face After Severe Malignant Otitis Media and Mastoiditis’. This case report is an opportunity to discuss sphenopalatine neuralgia, an entity first described in 1908 by Greenfield Sluder. Due to overlap in the clinical features such as head/face pain, vasomotor/sudomotor features and motor abnormalities associated with pain, and response to sphenopalatine ganglion block, sphenopalatine neuralgia is a close differential diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) of face. Sphenopalatine neuralgia is associated with many treatable causes related to diseases of paranasal sinuses and nasal septum.

Source: Cephalalgia Reports

DOI: 10.1177/25158163251327173

Authors: Sanyam K. Mahajan, Vimal Kumar Paliwal

Institution: Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Pain Management and Treatment

Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,500