Imagine a kiss on the cheek, a bite into a strawberry or a breeze on your forehead causing sudden, excruciating, electrical shock-like pain to one side of your face. That agonizing stab of pain may be ...

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Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is a disorder of a nerve in the face called the trigeminal nerve or fifth cranial nerve. These nerves are responsible for detecting touch, pain, ...

According to some experts it is caused by traumatic damage to the nerve as it passes from the openings in the skull to the muscles and tissue of the face. The damage results in compression of the ...

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Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic condition that usually worsens over time and cannot be cured. Medication can ease symptoms to a certain extent and surgery may be considered in cases where pain ...