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-as of [28 APRIL 2024]–
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*AKA* –>
TN
TGN
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[‘tri-geminal neuralgia’ is a ‘chronic pain disorder’ that affects the ‘tri-geminal nerve’]
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*there are 2 basic ‘types’ of ‘TN’* –>
‘typical TN’
‘atypical TN’
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(the ‘typical form results in episodes of ‘severe’ / ‘sudden’ / ‘shock-like’ pain in 1 side of the face that lasts for ‘seconds’ (and sometimes for a few minutes))
(groups of these episodes can occur over a few hours)
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(the ‘atypical form’ results in a constant burning pain that is less ‘severe’)
(‘episodes’ may be ‘triggered’ by any touch to the ‘face’)
(both forms may occur in the same ‘person’)
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(it is 1 of the most ‘painful’ conditions known to ‘man’)
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according to?
says who?
(and how are we ‘measuring’ pain anyway?)
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(for these reasons, the ‘chronic pain disorder’ can (understandingly) result in ‘depression’)
(the ‘exact cause’ is ‘unclear’ but believed to involve loss of the ‘myelin’ around the ‘tri-geminal nerve’)
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(this may occur due to…)
‘compression’ from a ‘blood vessel’
(as the ‘nerve’ exits the ‘brain stem’)
‘multiple sclerosis’
‘stroke’
*trauma*
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(less common causes include a ‘tumor or ‘arterio-venous malformation’)
(it is a type of ‘nerve pain’)
(diagnosis is typically based on the symptoms after ruling out other possible causes such as ‘post-herpetic neuralgia’)
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(‘treatment includes ‘medication’ or ‘surgery’)
(the anti-convulsant ‘carbamazepine’ (or ‘oxcarbazepine’) is the usual ‘initial treatment’ + is effective in about 80% of people)
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(other options include…)
‘lamotrigine’
‘baclofen’
‘gabapentin’
‘pimozide’
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(‘amitriptyline’ may a;sp help with the ‘pain’)
(although ‘opioids’ are not usually effective in the ‘typical form’)
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(in those who do not improve (or become resistant to other measures), a number of types of surgery may be ‘tried’)
(it is estimated that 1 in 8,000 people develop ‘tri-geminal neuralgia’ a year)
(it usually begins in people over ’50 years old’, but can occur at any age)
(‘women’ are more commonly affected than ‘men’)
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(the condition was first described in detail in 1773 by ‘john fothergill’)
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“thanks john!”
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