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 ...

There are 12 cranial nerves in the body, all originating in the brain. They come in pairs and connect different body areas and organs to the brain. Cranial nerves can transmit two types of information ...

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 ...

NORTHWOOD (WPVI) -- Pain is among the hardest medical problems to deal with. And facial pain is one of the trickiest. A Philadelphia man details his long journey to relief. "The pain initially was ...

Stereotactic surgery uses focused radiation to damage nerve tissue (trigeminal nerve) to prevent or disrupt pain signals in your brain. We can use stereotactic radiosurgery to treat trigeminal ...

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, which is a type of chronic nerve pain in your face, is common with multiple sclerosis (MS). It may feel like a stabbing or burning sensation on the side of your face. People who ...

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 ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Imagine having a nerve so sensitive that eating or drinking - or even a light breeze - can set off excruciating pain. That's trigeminal neuralgia. It's a debilitating ...

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 — ...

A 58-year-old gentleman presented to the eye casualty complaining of reduction in vision in his right eye. He had been diagnosed with right trigeminal nerve (ophthalmic branch) herpetic zoster by his ...

They say laughter is the best medicine — unless it feels like a lightning bolt to the face. That’s the brutal reality for sufferers of trigeminal neuralgia, a nerve disorder so painful it’s earned a ...