Watts P G
Department of Oral Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
J R Soc Med. 1987 Sep;80(9):561-2. doi: 10.1177/014107688708000909.
In 49 cases of trigeminal neuralgia seen at the Abingdon Pain Relief Unit, Oxfordshire, the average time between initial onset of pain and first referral to the unit was 9.8 years. The pattern of presentation and distribution was no different from previously published studies, indicating that the more intractable cases cannot be predicted at first presentation.
在牛津郡阿宾登疼痛缓解中心就诊的49例三叉神经痛患者中，从疼痛初次发作到首次转诊至该中心的平均时间为9.8年。其症状表现和分布模式与先前发表的研究无异，这表明在初次就诊时无法预测哪些病例更难治疗。
