Facial pain
Institution / Organization
The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ)
Authors
Dr Paquette - FMOQ
Objectives
To conduct a history and a clinical evaluation of a patient with facial pain
To conduct a thorough differential diagnosis
To select an imaging modality in a timely way
To start the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment
Case summary
The case presents the diagnostic criteria of migraine, the clinical evaluation of the patient by anamnesis (case history) and physical examination.
Target
General practitioner - medical students