Symptoms of trigeminal Neuralgia:
Symptoms of trigeminal Neuralgia are generally electric shock-like pain in the face. This could be in the forehead, eye, cheek, nose, upper or lower jaw areas.
What are the triggers for face pain or trigeminal neuralgia?
Typically the triggers that set off an episode of Facial pain are touching, brushing, shaving, chewing and talking.
How does an attack of Trigeminal Neuralgia look like?
This pain is so severe and horrible that it is called the suicide disease! Watch this video to see how the TN attack looks.
Can Trigeminal neuralgia pain be treated ?
The good news is, Yes!! Though medical treatment is the mainstay, especially in the initial phases of the disease, medicines soon become ineffective. Occasionally, the patient has a pain holiday and comes to believe that his/her pain has been cured. But it comes back with a vengeance, and this is the time that most patients usually seek permanent treatment.
Do I need to visit a neurologist or neurosurgeon to treat Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Initially, after the diagnosis of Trigeminal neuralgia is made, the patient is referred to a neurologist, to start medical therapy. The neurologist adjusts the doses as necessary, and helps the patient understand how to time the doses to get best pain relief. The neurosurgeon is involved when the patient no longer finds medication useful, or when the side-effects of medicines are unbearable. The neurosurgeon then offers Microvascular Decompression surgery as a possible permanent treatment.
Is Dr Jaydev Panchwagh an MVD Specialist?
Yes. Dr Jaydev Panchwagh is a neurosurgeon practising in Pune, Maharashtra. He is passionate about treating Trigeminal neuralgia and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. With the aim of focusing on the treatment of this deadly pain, he has been instrumental in putting together a dedicated team. He is the Founder-Director of the Centre Of Excellence for MVD surgery. It is perhaps the only one of its kind in India.