An Elyria mom lived with eight years of facial pain before trying a new treatment for her rare neurological disorder.

Yes, there is an increased risk of trigeminal neuralgia among people who have neck problems. So far, the exact reason for the relationship is not known, but researchers have some preliminary theories.

Trigeminal neuralgia can be clinically diagnosed based on a complete medical history and neurosensory examination of the patient. The neurologic examination should demonstrate the classic reproducible ...

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of headache disorders characterized, as the name suggests, by autonomic symptoms that accompany the headache. These symptoms commonly include ...

Microvascular decompression is a surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A neurosurgeon relieves pressure (typically from a blood vessel) around the trigeminal nerve (sensory nerve running along your ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old male. A few months ago, I suddenly had the worst pain in my life, centered in the right side of my tongue, of all places. It felt like a live electrical wire was ...