Trigeminal neuralgia is extremely painful—but also rare, with about 150,000 new diagnoses each year. Occipital neuralgia is similar to trigeminal neuralgia—it’s also a rare condition and ...

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a horrible condition. It’s also known as Tic Douloureux (a French title that means “painful tic” ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an intensely painful condition in which the trigeminal, or fifth cranial nerve, becomes irritated. TN can be an early symptom of multiple sclerosis. People who have ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO It can be tricky to pinpoint the cause of pain at the base of your skull, the area behind your ears where your head and neck meet. Understanding the cause of the ...

Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with trigeminal neuralgia in a tertiary care setting. Material and Methods: The data of patients diagnosed with ...

The convergent inputs to the central projection of the trigeminovascular system, the trigeminal nucleus caudalis and the C1 and C2 regions of the spinal cord, collectively known as the ...

mail.newcastle.edu.au Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a revised technique of percutaneous radiofrequency neurotomy for third occipital headache. Methods: The revisions included using a large ...

The two most common types of hemispherectomy include: Anatomical: In this procedure, the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes are removed ... other minimally invasive procedures. External ...