A case report in Chinese Neurosurgical Journal describes a novel salvage surgical approach for refractory multiple ...

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 is a chronic pain condition that affects about 12 out of 100,000 people in the United States each year. You may be experiencing sudden, severe face pain that comes and goes ...

He further stated, “Now it is very easily treatable. There is a gamma knife surgery. They fix screws on your face for 7-8 hours. They make you lie down and with the gamma knife…” he said as he ...

Microvascular decompression is a surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A neurosurgeon relieves pressure (typically from a blood vessel) around the trigeminal nerve (sensory nerve running along your ...

Yes, there is an increased risk of trigeminal neuralgia among people who have neck problems. So far, the exact reason for the relationship is not known, but researchers have some preliminary theories.

Suddenly, a thunderbolt of pain hit the right side of her jaw. The intensity brought tears to her eyes and her hand to her face. She quickly pulled off the road. Once the car was fully stopped, she ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old male. A few months ago, I suddenly had the worst pain in my life, centered in the right side of my tongue, of all places. It felt like a live electrical wire was ...