Trigeminal Neuralgia Specialists in Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra

What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain disorder affecting the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face to the brain, causing sudden episodes of intense, electric shock-like facial pain. The pain typically affects one side of the face and can be triggered by ordinary activities such as chewing, speaking, brushing teeth, or even a light breeze on the skin. It most often results from a blood vessel compressing the trigeminal nerve near its origin at the brainstem, though it can also occur secondary to multiple sclerosis or a tumour. Episodes can occur in clusters lasting days to months, sometimes followed by periods of remission.

Causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Most commonly caused by compression of the trigeminal nerve by a nearby blood vessel, leading to irritation and abnormal nerve signaling. Other causes include multiple sclerosis, which damages the protective covering of the nerve, or, less commonly, a tumour pressing on the nerve. Risk factors include increasing age and conditions that cause nerve demyelination, though many cases occur without another clear underlying disease.

Symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Sudden, severe, electric shock-like facial pain, pain triggered by touching the face, chewing, or talking, episodes lasting seconds to a couple of minutes, pain typically confined to one side of the face, recurring bouts of pain over days or weeks, periods of remission between episodes, in some cases a persistent dull ache between sharp attacks

Treatment & Types of Trigeminal Neuralgia in Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Anticonvulsant medications such as carbamazepine are the first-line treatment and are effective for most patients in controlling pain episodes. If medications become less effective or cause intolerable side effects, procedures such as microvascular decompression surgery to relieve blood vessel pressure on the nerve, or targeted radiosurgery and other nerve ablation techniques, can provide longer-term relief. Treatment is tailored based on the underlying cause and the patient's overall health.

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