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H. GARBER, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1933;18(3):339-341.

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Neuralgic pains frequently occur during the course of a chronic sinusitis. As these are in the nature of referred pains, being felt at points distant from the pathologic site, it is likely that they are due to the involvement of some nerve. However, attempts that have been made to designate particular and rarer forms of these neuralgias as syndromes linked with some specific nerve structure have not been entirely convincing. Thus Sluder's conception of a sphenopalatine syndrome and the designation of this same syndrome as vidian neuralgia are based on neurologic interpretations which cannot be considered perfect.

Sluder's¹ own description of his syndrome is as follows: "Coryza followed by pain starting at the root of the nose, in and about the eye, involving the upper jaw and teeth, sometimes also the lower jaw and teeth, extending backwards to the temple and about the zygoma to the ear, emphasized at . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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