Trigeminal neuralgia causes f a become plagued by intermittent severe pain that interferes with common daily activities such as eating and sleep. They live in fear of unpredictable painful ia “tic douloureux” because of a characteristic muscle spasm that accompanies the pain.
Suicidal depression is not uncommon.
The pain comes from one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve - the major carrier of sensory information from theattacks, which leads to sleep deprivation and undereating. The condition can lead to irrit
People with trigeminal neuralgiability, severe anticipatory anxiety and depression, and life-threatening malnutrition. acial pain. Trigeminal facial neuralgia develops in mid to late life. The condition is the most frequently occurring of all the nerve pain disorders. The pain, which comes and goes, feels like bursts of sharp, stabbing, electric-shocks. This pain can last from a few seconds to a few minutes.
People often call trigeminal neuralg face to the brain.
There are 3 branches of the trigeminal nerve: the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular. The pain of trigeminal neuralgia occurs almost exclusively in the maxillary and mandibular divisions.
Friday 3 October 2008
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