May 17, 2010 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal nerve is a safe and effective procedure for persistent or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia (TN) after ...

Imagine a kiss on the cheek, a bite into a strawberry or a breeze on your forehead causing sudden, excruciating, electrical shock-like pain to one side of your face. That agonizing stab of pain may be ...

Expert Rev Neurother. 2007;7(11):1565-1579. Satisfactory outcomes depend on correct diagnosis, as effective pain relief is more likely to be achieved when classical features of TN are elicited, such ...

In light of the complex interplay between trigeminal neuralgia and weather, experts continue to explore advanced neurosurgical approaches, notably Microvascular Decompression (MVD), as a beacon of ...

Also called as ‘tic douloureux’ or the ‘suicide disease’, trigeminal neuralgia is characterised by intermittent, shooting pain in the face, jaw and eyes. The condition affects the trigeminal nerve, ...

Mumbai: A 56-year-old social worker from Dadar endured over a decade of excruciating pain caused by Trigeminal Neuralgia, one of the most painful neurological disorders known. Due to a misdiagnosis, ...

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 ...

What are the diagnostic criteria for trigeminal neuralgia? Which differential diagnoses should I consider? Trigeminal neuralgia is a unilateral, severe, episodic electric-shock like pain occurring in ...

Once the “picture of health”, Ms Welsh’s life changed overnight about a month ago when she was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, located ...

Trigeminal neuralgia — sudden and extreme facial pain — can be crippling. Jeff Axe, 59, a retired chemical company worker, had surgery to cure it, as he tells Eimear O'Hagan. One morning in early 2013 ...

Travis Barker is opening up about what sounds like a rough week in terms of his health. On Friday, the Blink-182 drummer, 47, took to X to share with fans that he suffered three health issues last ...