neuralgia

Paroxysmal pain that extends along the course of one or more nerves. Examples: 1) post-herpetic neuralgia 2) trigeminal neuralgia 3) glossopharyngeal neuralgia 4) occipital neuralgia

Specific

glossopharyngeal neuralgia neuralgic amyotrophy occipital neuralgia post Herpetic neuralgia trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

General

neuropathic pain peripheral nerve disease; peripheral neuropathy

References

Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990