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	Trigeminal Neuralgia Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also called tic douloureux, is a chronic pain condition that causes extreme, sporadic, sudden burning or shock-like face pain that lasts anywhere from a few seconds to as long as 2 minutes per episode.
		The presumed cause of TN is a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve in the head as it exits the brainstem.
		Within the NINDS research programs, trigeminal neuralgia is addressed primarily through studies associated with pain research.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/trigeminal_neuralgia/trigeminal_neuralgia.htm (663 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Definition
		TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) is a pain that is described as among the most acute known to mankind.
		TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia / tic douloureux) is a disorder of the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve that causes episodes of intense, stabbing, electric shock-like pain in the areas of the face where the branches of the nerve are distributed - lips, eyes, nose, scalp, forehead, upper jaw, and lower jaw.
		Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is not fatal, but it is universally considered to be the most painful affliction known to medical practice.
	www.tna-support.org /newlook/definition.htm (289 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment
		Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, is a pain syndrome recognizable by patient history alone.
		One theory suggests that peripheral injury or disease of the trigeminal nerve increases afferent firing in the nerve perhaps by ephaptic transmission between afferent unmyelinated axons and partially damaged myelinated axons; failure of central inhibitory mechanisms may also be involved.
		Thus, although trigeminal neuralgia typically is caused by a dysfunction in the peripheral nervous system (the roots or trigeminal nerve itself), a lesion within the central nervous system may rarely cause similar problems.
	www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu /imageguided/trigeminal_neuralgia.html (1017 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia Information on Healthline
		Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes severe facial pain.
		Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare disorder of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal nerve (fifth cranial nerve), which innervate the face and jaw.
		Trigeminal neuralgia must also be differentiated from migraine headaches and from other cranial neuralgias (i.e., neuralgias affecting cranial nerves other than the trigeminal).
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/trigeminal-neuralgia-1 (1077 words)

	CPMC Neurosurgery - Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Trigeminal neuralgia (also known as tic douloureux) is a facial pain syndrome that usually develops in individuals over 50 years old.
		The trigeminal nerve is also known as cranial nerve V. It transmits sensation from the face, eyes and teeth and controls the muscles of mastication (chewing).
		In younger patients, trigeminal neuralgia can be caused by tumors in the region of cranial nerve V or (more commonly) by multiple sclerosis.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /dept/nsg/NSGCPMC/specialties/trigeminal.html (462 words)

	NeurosurgeryToday.org \| What is Neurosurgery \| Patient Education Materials \| trigeminal neuralgia
		Trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux is sometimes described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity.
		The trigeminal nerve is the fifth of 12 pairs of cranial nerves in the head.
		According to the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, 4.1 percent of patients with unilateral trigeminal neuralgia and 17 percent of patients with bilateral trigeminal neuralgia report a family history of the disorder.
	www.neurosurgerytoday.org /what/patient_e/trigeminal.asp (1755 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia
		Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve, the 5th cranial nerve that carries sensations of touch, pain, pressure, and temperature from the face to the brain.
		Trigeminal neuralgia usually occurs after the age of 70 and is unusual in anyone under the age of 50.
		If trigeminal neuralgia is caused by an artery or tumor compressing the nerve, surgery may be needed to free the nerve from the source of pressure and permanently relieve the pain.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/t/trigeminalneuralgia.htm (833 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia
		Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most painful conditions ever described; inducing crippling, shock-like stabbing and/or throbbing facial pain.
		Some authorities on cranial nerve conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia, suspect that compression of the trigeminal nerve by a vein or an artery is the main cause although direct injury to the trigeminal nerve, the 5th of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves, can also cause the onset of this type of neuralgia.
		This is thought to be due to demyelination of the trigeminal nerve nucleus within the brainstem, or the trigeminal nerve itself.
	www.themcfox.com /health/trigeminal-neuralgia/trigeminal-neuralgia.htm (492 words)

	Pain Medicine & Palliative Care: Pain Medicine
		The primary symptom of trigeminal neuralgia is the sudden onset of severe, sharp facial pain, usually without warning.
		The trigeminal nerve is the fifth and largest of the brain's twelve nerves, carrying both motor and sensory messages from the face to the brain.
		Trigeminal neuralgia also can be activated by such conditions as multiple sclerosis, tumors and abnormal blood vessels.
	www.stoppain.org /pain_medicine/tri-neur.html (1035 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia : the compression of the nerve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The trigeminal nerve is the fifth of twelve pairs of cranial nerves enervating the face and head, and is denoted by the Roman Numeral V. It has three divisions which enervate the forehead and eye (ophthalmic V1), cheek (maxillary V2) and lower face and jaw (mandibular V3).
		The pain of trigeminal neuralgia is due to a disturbance in the function of the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face to the brain.
		Damage to this nerve causes repeated bursts of sharp, stabbing pain, known as trigeminal neuralgia, in the lip, gum, or cheek on one side of the face.
	www.womenfitness.net /trigeminal_neuralgia.htm (2032 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia
		Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is an inflammation of the trigeminal nerve causing extreme pain and muscle spasms in the face.
		Neuralgia is severe pain caused by injury or damage to a nerve.
		Trigeminal neuralgia is a painful disorder of the fifth cranial nerve, called the trigeminal nerve.
	www.mayfieldclinic.com /PE-TRIN.htm (2044 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia, Dr. Jho's Endoscopic Micro-Vascular Decompression
		It was observed that most cases of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia were caused by blood vessel compression at the trigeminal nerve root inside the head (neurovascular compression).
		Fortunately, the cases of trigeminal neuralgia that are caused by neurovascular compression may be effectively treated by surgical means.
		Immediate surgical results of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm are extremely satisfactory, with excellent outcomes in approximately 90 percent of the patients.
	www.drjho.com /tic_surgery_or_trigeminal_neuralgia_surgery.htm (675 words)

	A Shocking Development: The Pains Of Trigeminal Neuralgia
		Trigeminal Neuralgia, also known as Tic Douloureux, is one of the most excruciating pains one can ever experience.
		Trigeminal Neuralgia is a sharp, lightning-quick pain which one experiences on the side of the face.
		Often, people with trigeminal neuralgia go to their dentist, thinking their pain is from either a toothache or a cavity.
	www.personalmd.com /news/trigeminalneuralgia_1211000.shtml (552 words)

	Trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Trigeminal neuralgia, or Tic Douloureux, is a neuropathic disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes episodes of intense pain in the eyes, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, and jaw.
		The trigeminal nerve is the fifth cranial nerve, a mixed cranial nerve responsible for sensory data such as tactition (pressure), thermoception (temperature), and nociception (pain) originating from the face above the jawline; it is also responsible for the motor function of the muscles of mastication, the muscles involved in chewing but not facial expression.
		There is a variant of trigeminal neuralgia called, "atypical trigeminal neuralgia." In some cases of atypical trigeminal neuralgia, the sufferer experiences a severe, relentless underlying pain similar to a migraine in addition to the stabbing pains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia (1004 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia Information on Healthline
		Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve) that causes episodes of sharp, stabbing pain in the cheek, lips, gums, or chin on one side of the face.
		The origin of trigeminal neuralgia is not certain, but scientists believe it may be caused by degeneration, pressure, or irritation of the trigeminal nerve.
		Neuralgia of the first branch leads to pain around the eyes and over the forehead; the second branch causes pain in the upper lip, nose and cheek; the third branch causes pain on the side of the tongue and lower lip.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/trigeminal-neuralgia (824 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia - Skull Base Institute
		Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a pain syndrome characterized by intermittent, shooting pain in the face along the distribution of the fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve.
		Neuralgia, simply means pain; the pain is characteristically intense, sharp, episodic, periodical, excruciating, stabbing and short lasting and often accompanied by a brief facial spasm or tic, hence the French term "tic doulourex".
		The most common triggering cause of TN is an enlarged looping artery or vein pressing on the trigeminal nerve at the base of the brain close to the pons (a part of the brainstem).
	www.skullbaseinstitute.com /trigeminal_neuralgia.htm (1674 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), or "Tic Douloureux" is characterized by intermittent, shooting pain in the face.
		The most common cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia is an enlarged looping artery or vein pressing on the Trigeminal nerve at the base of the brain.
		It is common for the pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia to come and go spontaneously (frequently referred to as waxing and waning), which often makes it difficult to know whether any specific treatment is beneficial.
	www.neurosurgery.ucsd.edu /cnd/trigeminal_neuralgia.htm (1043 words)

	Trigeminal neuralgia - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Trigeminal neuralgia, also called tic douloureux, is a condition that affects the trigeminal nerve (the 5th cranial nerve), one of the largest nerves in the head.
		Trigeminal neuralgia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		Trigeminal neuralgia is considered by many to be among the most painful of conditions and has been labeled the "suicide disease," due to the significant numbers of people taking their own lives because they were unable to have their pain controlled with medications or surgery.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /t/trigeminal_neuralgia/intro.htm (844 words)

	Mayo Clinic: Treatment Options for Trigeminal Neuralgia
		Trigeminal neuralgia often follows a "remitting and relapsing course" in which some patients experience pain, have their pain controlled with medication, and then, after weeks or months, are weaned off the medication and remain pain-free.
		A needle is inserted into the trigeminal nerve at the base of the skull where the trigeminal nerve root exits the skull.
		In percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal nerve (PBCTN), a needle is inserted through the face and into the hole at the base of the skull where the trigeminal nerve exits.
	www.mayoclinic.org /trigeminal-neuralgia/treatment.html (863 words)

	Trigeminal neuralgia
		The pain of trigeminal neuralgia may occur in a fairly small area of your face, or it may spread rapidly over a wider area.
		The condition is called trigeminal neuralgia because the painful facial areas are those served by one or more of the three branches of your trigeminal nerve.
		The pain of trigeminal neuralgia is due to a disturbance in the function of the trigeminal nerve.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00446.html (1932 words)

	trigeminal neuralgia - multiple sclerosis encyclopaedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, is an acute, piercing, electric shock-like pain in the those regions of the face served by the Trigeminal (5th) Cranial Nerve (CN V).
		Trigeminal Neuralgia is not an uncommon symptom of multiple sclerosis although there are a number of other causes.
		Trigeminal Neuralgia is one of the more painful conditions to have to live with and can eat into the fibre of your soul.
	www.mult-sclerosis.org /trigeminalneuralgia.html (325 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia: Cranial Nerve Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) is pain due to malfunction of cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve), which carries sensory information from the face to the brain and controls the muscles involved in chewing.
		Trigeminal neuralgia usually occurs in middle-aged and older people, although it can affect adults of all ages.
		However, doctors must distinguish trigeminal neuralgia from other possible causes of facial pain, such as disorders of the jaw, teeth, or sinuses and trigeminal neuropathy (which is often due to compression of the trigeminal nerve by a tumor or an aneurysm).
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec06/ch096/ch096d.html (558 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia \| Neurosciences \| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
		is an extremely painful inflammation of the trigeminal nerve which causes severe lightening-like facial pain and spasm of the facial muscles on the involved side.
		It affects the main sensory nerve of the face, the trigeminal nerve ("trigeminal" literally means "three origins", referring to the division of the nerve into three branches).
		trigeminal neuralgia is occasionally a blood vessel or small tumor pressing on the nerve.
	www1.wfubmc.edu /neuro/trigeminal-neuralgia.htm (361 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia Information on Medicinenet.com
		The most frequent cause of trigeminal neuralgia is a blood vessel pressing on the nerve near the brain stem.
		Trigeminal neuralgia is often considered one of the most painful conditions seen in medicine.
		Trigeminal neuralgia usually is diagnosed based on the patients description of the symptoms.
	www.medicinenet.com /trigeminal_neuralgia/article.htm (653 words)

	Trigeminal Neuralgia - Microvascular Decompression - MEDSTUDENTS - Neurosurgery
		He observed the almost universal occurrence of vascular channels compressing the trigeminal nerve in patients with TN and devised a technique for nondestructive microvascular decompression of the nerve.
		At the operation, the root entry zone of the trigeminal nerve was examined for vascular cross-compression in 21 patients.
		The Trigeminal reflex (corneal reflex, blink reflex, masseter inhibitory periods, jaw-jerk) have abnormalities (4).The corneal reflex may be decreased, especially in neuralgia of first division trigeminal nerve, and it may be decreased in only part of the cornea, especially the upper half.
	www.medstudents.com.br /neuroc/neuroc2.htm (1743 words)

	Trigeminal neuralgia: Treatment - MayoClinic.com
		The goal of a number of surgical procedures is to either damage or destroy the part of the trigeminal nerve that's the source of your pain.
		The needle is guided into the trigeminal cistern, a small sac of spinal fluid that surrounds the trigeminal nerve ganglion (the area where the trigeminal nerve divides into three branches) and part of its root.
		Instead, MVD involves relocating or removing blood vessels that are in contact with the trigeminal root and separating the nerve root and blood vessels with a small pad.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/trigeminal-neuralgia/DS00446/DSECTION=6 (1072 words)

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