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Trigeminal
Neuralgia
gets
its name
from
the trigeminal
nerve,
the fifth
cranial
nerve,
which
is affected
in people
who have
this
extremely
painful
disorder.
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
is also
known
as Tic
Douloureax,
a French
word
meaning “painful” or “terrible
pain.” People
with
this
extremely
painful
disorder
experience
episodes
of intense,
stabbing,
pain
in the
areas
of the
face
where
the branches
of this
nerve
are distributed – generally
the lips,
eyes,
nose,
scalp,
forehead,
upper
jaw,
and lower
jaw.
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
most
often
affects
one side
of the
face,
but some
patients
experience
pain
at different
times
on both
sides.
Most
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
patients
experience
their
first
symptoms
after
age 50,
though
in rare
cases,
children
have
been
diagnosed.
While
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
is neither
degenerative
nor fatal,
it is
extremely
painful,
which
makes
the disorder
quite
debilitating
for those
affected
by it.
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
is relatively
rare
and occurs
more
often
in women
than
men.
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