it is a kind of facial Pain. It has been described as among the most painful conditions known. Trigeminal neuralgia affects women more often than men, and it's more likely to occur in people who are older than 50. Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain.
If you have trigeminal neuralgia, even mild stimulation of your face — such as from brushing your teeth or putting on makeup — may
trigger a jolt of excruciating pain.
SYMPTOMS OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA Sympoms Of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia symptoms may include one or more of these patterns
Episodes of severe, shooting or stabbing shock like facial pain that may feel like an electric shock
Spontaneous attacks of facial pain or attacks triggered by things such as touching the face, chewing, speaking and brushing teeth
Bouts of facial pain lasting from a few seconds to several seconds
Episodes of several attacks lasting days, weeks, months or longer —some people have periods when they experience no pain
Pain in areas supplied by the trigeminal nerve (nerve branches), including the cheek, jaw, teeth, gums, lips, or less often the eye and forehead
Pain affecting one side of your face.
Pain focused in one spot or spread in a wider pattern
Attacks becoming more frequent and intense over time
Cause Of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pressure of a blood vessel on the trigeminal nerve.
Physical damage to the nerve caused by dental or surgical procedures, injury to the face or infections.
Over time, changes in the blood vessels of the brain can result in blood vessels rubbing against the Trigeminal Nerve Root.
Trigeminal neuralgia can occur as a result of aging, or it can be related to multiple sclerosis or a similar disorder that damages the
myelin sheath protecting certain nerves
Pressure of a tumor on the trigeminal nerve (rare)
Triggers Of Trigeminal Neuralgia
A variety of triggers may set off the pain of trigeminal neuralgia, including
Shaving
Stroking your face
Eating
Drinking
Brushing your teeth
Talking
Putting on makeup
Encountering a breeze
Smiling
Diagnosis Of Trigeminal Neuralgia
A diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia is primarily based on a description of your pain, including the
Type Pain related to trigeminal neuralgia is sudden, shock-like and brief.
Location The parts of your face that are affected will tell the doctor if the trigeminal nerve is involved
Tests Used To Congirm The Diagnosis May Include
A neurological examination. Touching and examining parts of your face can help the doctor determine exactly where the pain is occurring and
if you appear to have trigeminal neuralgia
which branches of the trigeminal nerve may be affected.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An MRI scan of your head can show if multiple sclerosis is causing trigeminal neuralgia.
Facial pain can be caused by many different disorders, so an accurate diagnosis is important. The doctor may order additional tests to rule out other conditions.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment
Trigeminal neuralgia treatment usually starts with medications, and many people require no additional treatment. However, over time, some people with the disorder eventually stop responding to medications, or they experience unpleasant side effects. For those people intervention is required.
Medications
Medications to lessen or block the pain signals sent to your brain are the most common initial treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.
Antispasmodic Agents
Muscle-relaxing agents may be used alone or in combination with carbamazepine or phenytoin. Side effects may include confusion, nausea and drowsiness.
Radiiofreqency Ablation Of Trigeminal Nerve
This procedure selectively destroys nerve fibers associated with pain. we do all this pain procedure very routinely. Our expert
hands at Interventional pain & procedure in few minutes and you will become pain free.
This Porcedurebis done under local anesthesia under conststant x ray or CT scan guidence. After giving local injection on patient cheek, Doctor insert radio frequency
needle. Under CT Scan Guidance Doctor guides needle in proper direction.
