neurologic disorders
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Introduction
Trigeminal neuralgia is severe paroxysmal, lancinating facial pain due to a disorder of the 5th cranial nerve. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is usually withcarbamazepineorgabapentin; sometimes surgery is required. (See also Overview of Neuro-ophthalmologic and Cranial Nerve Disorders .) Trigeminal neuralgia affects mainly adults, especially older people. It is more common among women. 