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  • Facial pain paroxysms are a hallmark of trigeminal neuralgia.
  • Triggers are essential for diagnosing trigeminal neuralgia per recent classifications.
  • Systematic investigation into trigeminal neuralgia triggers is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of triggers in trigeminal neuralgia patients.
  • To identify specific maneuvers that activate trigeminal neuralgia pain.
  • To map the location of cutaneous and mucosal trigger zones.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design.
  • Clinical characteristics focusing on trigger factors collected from 140 trigeminal neuralgia patients.

Main Results:

  • 136 out of 140 patients (97%) reported pain provocation by trigger maneuvers.
  • Most frequent triggers included gentle facial touching (79%) and talking (54%).
  • Trigger zones were primarily located in the perioral and nasal regions.

Conclusions:

  • Trigeminal neuralgia pain is associated with triggers in nearly all patients.
  • The findings support the use of triggers as an essential diagnostic feature for trigeminal neuralgia.