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 ...

Dr Ben Jonker loves treating people with trigeminal neuralgia – a condition that has been described as the “suicide disease”.

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Intravenous (IV) administration of the anticonvulsant fosphenytoin is effective as a fast-acting treatment for acute trigeminal neuralgia (TN) exacerbation, new research suggested. TN is a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s been called one of the most painful conditions known to humanity and most common in adults over 50, especially women. While rare, Trigeminal Neuralgia is common for a group of ...

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," ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tri-Service General Hospital has adopted synchronized CT and X-ray imaging technology to support ...

The star suffers from trigeminal neuralgia.

A sudden electric shock in the face that disappears in seconds may not sound alarming at first. But for many, it marks the beginning of a painful neurological condition that quietly takes over daily ...

Some patients with trigeminal neuralgia seen in general practice may be mistakenly given a diagnosis of facial pain and may not receive standard treatment. Investigators conducted a UK cross-sectional ...