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  2. Trigeminal neuralgia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (try-JEM-ih-nul nu-RAL-juh) is a condition that causes intense pain similar to an electric shock on one side of the face. It affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries signals from the face to the brain.

  3. Trigeminal Neuralgia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

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    Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain disorder that causes intense pain attacks in your face. It happens when your trigeminal nerve is damaged or irritated. Several treatment options can help relieve pain, ranging from medications to surgical procedures.

  4. Trigeminal Neuralgia (Facial Pain) Causes and Treatments - WebMD

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    Trigeminal neuralgia is an ongoing pain condition that affects certain nerves in your face. You might also hear it called “tic douloureux.” It causes sudden and severe pain that some people...

  5. Trigeminal neuralgia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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    Pain related to trigeminal neuralgia is sudden, feels like an electric shock and is brief. Location. The parts of your face affected by pain can tell your healthcare professional if the trigeminal nerve is involved.

  6. Trigeminal Neuralgia - Johns Hopkins Medicine

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    Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common cause of facial pain and is diagnosed in approximately 15,000 people per year in the United States. Trigeminal neuralgia pain is exceptionally severe. Although the condition is not life-threatening, the intensity of the pain can be debilitating.

  7. Trigeminal Neuralgia | National Institute of Neurological ...

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, is a type of chronic pain disorder that involves sudden attacks of severe facial pain. It affects the trigeminal nerve, or the fifth cranial nerve, which provides feeling and nerve signaling to parts of the head and face.

  8. Trigeminal Neuralgia - PMC

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a sudden, severe, brief, stabbing, and recurrent pain within one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. Type 1 as intermittent and Type 2 as constant pain represent distinct clinical, pathological, and prognostic entities. Although multiple mechanism involving peripheral pathologies at root (compression or ...

  9. Trigeminal Neuralgia > Fact Sheets > Yale Medicine

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a rare neurological condition causing chronic, severe facial pain that can feel like aching, burning, or electrical shocks. Learn about causes and treatment.

  10. Trigeminal Neuralgia: Causes, Symptoms & Diagnosis - Healthline

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a painful, chronic condition involving the trigeminal nerve. There are about 12 cases per 100,000 people in the United States each year.

  11. Trigeminal Neuralgia | National Institute of Dental and ...

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also called tic douloureux, is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve. This nerve is responsible for sensation in the face, including the mouth. TN causes episodes of sudden extreme electric shock-like, shooting, stabbing or sharp pain in the face.