Trigeminal neuralgia can be clinically diagnosed based on a complete medical history and neurosensory examination of the patient. The neurologic examination should demonstrate the classic reproducible ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a debilitating, chronic syndrome that causes sudden, severe, electric shock-like pain in the face, according to a news release from University Hospitals. While TN isn’t ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic condition that usually worsens over time and cannot be cured. Medication can ease symptoms to a certain extent and surgery may be considered in cases where pain ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is reputed to be one of the most painful conditions in human experience. Thus, many treatments, both medical and surgical, have been developed for this relapsing and ...

August 21, 2008 — The American Academy of Neurology has published a new practice parameter on the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The guideline, developed as a joint venture with the European ...

A total of 3,685 trigeminal neuralgia patients were included for analysis. An examination of treatment patterns among patients with trigeminal neuralgia suggests that this orofacial disorder appears ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects the nerves in your face. It causes a painful electric shock sensation in the jaw or side of the face, and the symptoms can worsen over time ...

Merelia spent years trying to figure out what was happening to her. Sharp pains stabbed her face until finally she was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. "It's like ripping your eye or stabbing it," ...

DOCTOR, IMAGINE FEELING A PAIN IN YOUR FACE SO BAD YOU CAN’T TALK AND YOU CAN’T MOVE. ALL YOU CAN DO IS WAIT FOR THAT EXCRUCIATING PAIN TO PASS. THAT’S THE IMPACT OF A CONDITION CALLED TRIGEMINAL ...

The nerve disorder trigeminal neuralgia (TN) manifests itself in debilitating paroxysms of facial pain. What causes TN is still a bit of a mystery, but it's commonly attributed to vascular compression ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by sharp, lancinating pain in the teeth or facial area. The standard treatment for this chronic nerve pain can cause burdening side effects. A novel substance ...