Although the full and precise etiology of TN still awaits further elucidation, this extremely painful disorder can be treated successfully by a variety of techniques, pharmacologic and surgical, with minimal side effects. There is no excuse in the 1990's for patients with TN not to be diagnosed promptly and treated expeditiously and successfully.
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Neurosurg Rev
January 2025
Department of Cariology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, 600 077, India.
Laeknabladid
February 2025
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common cause of facial pain in individuals over 50 years old and can have a profoundly negative impact on quality of life. Epidemiological studies have measured the annual incidence of trigeminal neuralgia at around 4-5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year. In Iceland, this would amount to about 16-20 new cases annually.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Purpose Of Review: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a highly heterogeneous condition with a wide choice of successful treatment options. However, differences between subtypes are poorly understood and it remains unknown which patients will respond to different treatments. This review aims to summarize the current state of the TN field and explore the problem of predicting surgical outcomes.
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January 2025
From the Rush University Medical Center, 1620 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612 (B.H.M., F.G., H.W.A.A., S.G.D., C.D.D., M.A.M.); and University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Tex (X.R.Z.).
A 38-year-old previously healthy male patient presented with left-sided facial pain over the prior 5 weeks. He first noticed the pain while washing and applying pressure to his face. The pain was described as shock-like, sharp and shooting, and radiating along the left cheek and temple.
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Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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