Trigeminal neuralgia causes intense, electric shock-like facial pain triggered by simple actions like eating or brushing.

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Botulinum toxin type A was given to 13 patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia, which is a condition that causes severe facial pain that is triggered by talking, brushing teeth, or swallowing.

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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a painful, chronic condition involving the trigeminal nerve. There are about 12 cases per 100,000 people in the United States each year. There are two separate ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a facial pain disorder. The disorder affects 12 out of 100,000 people per year. Group of patients is hosting the first Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day on October 7. Read ...

Trigeminal neuralgia may be an early symptom of MS. In one study, 15% of people had it before they were diagnosed with MS. When you have MS, your immune system attacks myelin.

Trigeminal neuralgia, a.k.a. tic douloureaux or the "suicide disease," is chronic pain that results when a blood vessel presses against the trigeminal nerve, one of the largest nerves in the head.

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