trigeminal neuralgia - DocNeuro https://docneuro.com/tag/trigeminal-neuralgia/ Up-to-date concepts in neurology Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:56:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Tic Douloureaux https://docneuro.com/tic-douloureaux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tic-douloureaux Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:56:55 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/tic-douloureaux/ Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a neuritis of the fifth cranial nerve, the trigeminal nerve. It is estimated to occur at a rate of 1.6 per thousand (internationally.) It occurs at a frequency roughly the same in men and women. Etiology of Tic Douloureaux Its etiology continues to be much debated. One theory proposes that peripheral […]

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]]> Trigeminal Neuralgia https://docneuro.com/trigeminal-neuralgia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trigeminal-neuralgia Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:26:45 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/trigeminal-neuralgia/ A facial pain syndrome characterized by paroxysms of pain involving areas innervated by one or more sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). Clinical features of trigeminal neuralgia Pain is usually described as sharp, stabbing, or “electric shock-like” and can last from seconds to minutes. Patient may report particular activities which trigger paroxysms of pain. Some […]

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