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According to charity Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK, it is 'the most painful condition that is known in the medical world'. It can often be misdiagnosed as toothache, while these excruciating ...

It is a rare condition where something as simple as a gust of wind can cause excruciating pain.

The trigeminal nerve plays a significant role in migraine attacks by transmitting pain signals from the face to the brain, and structural changes in the nerve may contribute to these attacks. Migraine ...

The trigeminal nerve is a cranial nerve. It arises from the brainstem, and its branches cover your face and head. The trigeminal nerve is a paired nerve — you have one on each side. Its chief function ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a neuropathic condition that causes intense pain across the face. The pain is usually caused by pressure on the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for the sensation felt in ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic neuropathic pain disorder that is important to include in the differential diagnosis of head or facial pain. Trigeminal neuralgia ­­— also known as tic douloureux — ...

While proven a safe method, external trigeminal nerve stimulation was nonsuperior to sham treatment as early as 4 weeks and as long as 6 months in children and adolescents with ADHD, according to data ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nicotine not only represents the main addictive component of smoking but it also greatly contributes to the sensory properties of tobacco (Laviolette and van der Kooy, 2004; Walker et al, 1996; Hummel ...