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Two years ago, I was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia. This causes me constant and extreme face pain, like a vise-grip on my face. Once an MRI confirmed no brain issues, and after multiple ...

Two years ago, I was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia. This causes me constant and extreme face pain, like a vise-grip on my face.

Two years ago, I was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia. This causes me constant and extreme face pain, like a vise ...

What Is This Condition? Imagine someone stabbing your face with a hot knife every time you smile, eat, or feel a breeze .

Background: Patients with atypical neuralgia or atypical facial pain have been surgically treated with microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal root entry zone (TREZ). There are no data ...

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In cases of trigeminal neuralgia, a blood vessel—often an artery—compresses the nerve root near the brainstem, leading to localized, electric shock-like pain.

It is important to bear in mind that TN is one of many varieties of trigeminal nerve distribution facial pain which differ in their etiopathology and treatment responsiveness.