New fluorescent drug lights up nerve tissue under special imaging equipment, giving surgeons a visual edge during procedure.

Trigeminal Neuralgia: For One Nerve a Multitude of Treatments William P Cheshire Disclosures Expert Rev Neurother. 2007;7 (11):1565-1579. 0 ...

The correlation between trigeminal nerve-root section and the appearance of vesicles is shown in Table 1, which summarizes data relative to operative procedure, postoperative herpes and virus and ...

MVD directly addresses the root cause of conditions like trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasms, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. This surgery, which can be performed using either an open or minimally ...

The trigeminal nerve provides sensation to the face and part of the ear and forehead. Therefore, the pain in trigeminal neuralgia can occur in any region of the face. However, it is usually ...

The words “headache” and “migraine” are often used interchangeably, but the differences count when it comes to diagnosis and ...

In rare instances, it can be linked to hydrocephalus. We present the case of a 42-year-old woman with both trigeminal neuralgia and hydrocephalus. MRI scans did not show any neurovascular compression ...

The trigeminal nerve, also called the fifth cranial nerve, sends and receives nerve signals w the face and eye and facilitates movements involved in chewing.This three-part nerve is the largest of the ...

Is it possible to make yourself sneeze on command? Experts explain what a sneeze is, why it happens, and techniques to try to ...

TN can occur secondary to structural mechanisms, such as vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root. Basilar invagination (BI) is a malformation of the craniovertebral junction characterized by ...

Unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are common in such cases, as is a mild imbalance (rather than rotatory vertigo). Numbness of the ipsilateral face suggests a larger tumour (with contact on the ...