NORTHWOOD (WPVI) -- Pain is among the hardest medical problems to deal with. And facial pain is one of the trickiest. A Philadelphia man details his long journey to relief. "The pain initially was ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain. It can be treated with Austin CyberKnife. Paiman Ghafoori, M.D ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Imagine a pain in your face that is so intense you can’t talk, eat or move? It’s called trigeminal neuralgia, and up to 15,000 people a year are diagnosed with it.

Jackie Galgey, 45, is a media professional, children's book author and mom of two. After learning she had trigeminal neuralgia and undergoing two brain surgeries, she's also now an advocate for the ...

There are 12 cranial nerves in the body, all originating in the brain. They come in pairs and connect different body areas and organs to the brain. Cranial nerves can transmit two types of information ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is an uncommon facial pain syndrome affecting a nerve in the head called the trigeminal nerve. It causes repeated episodes of sudden, extreme, electric-shock–like pain on the side ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband suffers from trigeminal neuralgia. This is often very painful for months at a time, then the pain will stop for a few months before it begins again. He does not want to ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is often described as one of the most excruciating pain disorders known to medicine. It’s sometimes referred to as the “suicide disease” because of the unbearable intensity ...

The trigeminal nerve which runs through the face, becomes the target of chronic pain in patients who have TN. The trigeminal nerve divides into three sections that transmit sensory information to the ...

Baylor Medicine has long been a pioneer in functional neurosurgery, using targeted therapies to improve quality of life. Our multidisciplinary team provides personalized therapy for the treatment of ...