Trigeminal Neuralgia (TGN)
This section about trigeminal neuralgia
pain is not intended as a comprehensive source of medical
information, but as a hub for links to other more detailed
sources.
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is an agonising shooting pain,
which starts on one side of the face for no reason. It is
more common in the elderly but it can start at any age. Attacks
can last for a few seconds to a few minutes, and can occur
at any time. Often everyday things can trigger an attack such
as touching the face, chewing and eating or even a breeze
blowing on the face. There can be long periods between attacks.
TGN may be treated successfully with drugs in many cases.
There are also surgical treatments available.
Many cases of TGN are caused by a blood vessel pressing on
the trigeminal nerve inside the skull. In these cases relieving
this pressure on the nerve by surgery can often, but not always,
relieve the pain for long periods of time. The Pain Research
Institute has been at the forefront of research into the use
of this technique.
If you have a pain problem, which needs treatment
you should contact your own doctor who can refer you to a
pain clinic in your area. This site is for information only
and cannot be treated as a substitute for the medical advice
of your own doctor. The Pain Relief Foundation is not able
to offer individual medical advice.
Dealing With Pain Series: Trigeminal Neuralgia
The Pain Relief Foundation has produced it's own leaflet
containing some simple information on trigeminal neuralgia
which is available to download in PDF format:-
N.B. Requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view. If you don't have
the Acrobat reader you can download it here
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Useful Websites:
There are many sites on the World Wide Web
offering information to people about chronic pain and its
treatment. The suggested links, to websites providing such
information, from this website are considered by the doctors
at the Pain Relief Foundation to be useful and informative.
If you know of a good web site about chronic pain then we
would be pleased to hear your recommendation.
The Pain Relief Foundation is not responsible
for the content of these web sites, and does not endorse any
commercial product or service mentioned or advised on these
sites.
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