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. (Mayo Clinic 2012, Trigeminal Neuralgia: Definition)I became interested in TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) when my parent was diagnosed with the condition following a severe sinus infection in 2013. The pain of this disease can be excruciating, and very literally, it was the very pain of being unable to brush her teeth that led my mother to seek medical attention.
Over the Spring 2015 quarter, we will together explore what TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia is, who it affects, how it affects patients, diagnosis, treatment, and other aspects related to this disease, known as one of the most painful disorders known to medical science today.
Sources:
Torpy JM. Rogers J. Golub RM. Trigeminal Neuralgia. JAMA. Retrieved 4-5-2015 from http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1667093
Mayo Clinic Staff. (August 10 2012). Trigeminal Neuralgia: Definition. Retrieved 4-5-2015 from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/basics/definition/con-20043802
NIH National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke. (June 2013). Trigeminal Neuralgia Fact Sheet, NIH Publication No. 13-5116. Retrieved 4-5-2015 from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/trigeminal_neuralgia/detail_trigeminal_neuralgia.htm
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