Question

a patient with what condition will experience chronic, severe, lightning - like pain?
a. complex regional pain syndrome
b. causalgia
c. trigeminal neuralgia
d. neuritis

Explanation:

Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by chronic, severe, lightning - like pain. Complex regional pain syndrome has a different pain pattern and other associated symptoms. Causalgia is a type of neuropathic pain but not typically described as classic lightning - like as trigeminal neuralgia. Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve and has a more general pain presentation rather than the specific lightning - like pain of trigeminal neuralgia.

Answer:

C. trigeminal neuralgia