ALLMedicine™ Trigeminal Neuralgia Center

Sep 24th, 2020 - Patients with classic trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) have abnormalities in white matter integrity of the corpus callosum (CC). However, in CTN patients, it is unclear whether the CC substructure region is affected to varying degrees. A total of 22 pat...

Sep 19th, 2020 - Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a commonly-used treatment option for medically-refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN) with arterial neurovascular compression. Pain control and recurrence rates after MVD in patients with purely venous compressio...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Surgical procedures are necessary in up to 50% of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patients. While radiofrequency (RF) is more widely used, it is associated with high intra-procedural costs and long technical learning time. Other simpler procedures such ...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Trigeminal neuralgia is a pain condition that is frequently misdiagnosed and challenging to manage. We present the case of a patient with trigeminal neuralgia with multiple misdiagnoses and poorly managed pain. Despite the presence of trigger zone...

Sep 11th, 2020 - Hyperactive dysfunction syndrome (HDS) is defined as symptoms arising from overactivities in cranial nerves, like trigeminal neuralgia (TN), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). A combination of these cranial nerve neuralg...

Mar 12th, 2019 - Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an extremely painful condition which can be difficult to diagnose and treat. In Europe, TN patients are managed by many different specialities. Therefore, there is a great need for comprehensive European guidelines for...

Jan 31st, 2012 - Headache and facial pain are among the most common, disabling and costly disorders in Europe. Correct diagnosis and treatment is important for achieving a high quality of care. As a national organisation whose role is to educate and advocate for t...

Jul 21st, 2009 - Trigeminal neuralgia is a common cause of facial pain. It has a significant impact on the quality of life and the socioeconomic functioning of the patient. The aim of this review is to provide recommendations for medical management of trigeminal n...

Aug 29th, 2008 - Several issues regarding diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, and surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) are still unsettled. The American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies launched a joint Task F...

Aug 21st, 2008 - Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a common cause of facial pain. To answer the following questions: 1) In patients with TN, how often does routine neuroimaging (CT, MRI) identify a cause? 2) Which features identify patients at increased risk for sympto...

Sep 24th, 2020 - Patients with classic trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) have abnormalities in white matter integrity of the corpus callosum (CC). However, in CTN patients, it is unclear whether the CC substructure region is affected to varying degrees. A total of 22 pat...

Sep 19th, 2020 - Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a commonly-used treatment option for medically-refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN) with arterial neurovascular compression. Pain control and recurrence rates after MVD in patients with purely venous compressio...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Surgical procedures are necessary in up to 50% of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patients. While radiofrequency (RF) is more widely used, it is associated with high intra-procedural costs and long technical learning time. Other simpler procedures such ...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Trigeminal neuralgia is a pain condition that is frequently misdiagnosed and challenging to manage. We present the case of a patient with trigeminal neuralgia with multiple misdiagnoses and poorly managed pain. Despite the presence of trigger zone...

Sep 11th, 2020 - Hyperactive dysfunction syndrome (HDS) is defined as symptoms arising from overactivities in cranial nerves, like trigeminal neuralgia (TN), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). A combination of these cranial nerve neuralg...

Apr 2nd, 2020 - Key clinical point : The incidence of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is 15-fold higher in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with the general neurological outpatient population. Major finding : Concomitant diagnoses of MS and TN were verifi.

Sep 11th, 2017 - SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with high-risk keratinocyte carcinomas sometimes present with neurologic symptoms mimicking Bell’s palsy or trigeminal neuralgia, making the diagnosis of these perineural tumors challenging, Siegrid Yu, MD, said at the ann.

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Jul 6th, 2016 - The Diagnosis: Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome Trigeminal trophic syndrome (TTS) is a rare condition occurring after injury to the sensory roots of the trigeminal nerve. Trigeminal trophic syndrome was first described in 1933 by Loveman1 as a complica.

Jul 7th, 2015 - Percutaneous balloon compression is an effective treatment for trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), but compared to non-MS patients, symptom recurrence is higher and requires multiple procedures, according to a retrospect.