Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan is a fellowship-trained expert in the neurosurgical treatment of pain. He is experienced with multiple techniques including stereotactic radiosurgery for treating trigeminal ...

People who have trigeminal neuralgia (TN), which is also called tic douloureux, experience chronic pain in the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve. Symptoms of TN range from a constant ache to a ...

The following is a summary of “Trigeminal neuralgia improvement following Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is one of the most severe forms of pain in human experience. It is also a treatable condition if recognized and managed properly. As for any painful diagnosis ...

can infect inner ear cells. Some evidence suggests that nerve pain can also play a role. The virus can affect the trigeminal and greater auricular nerves. Both are sensory nerves, but the ...

Several surgical procedures can be performed to treat trigeminal neuralgia. These include: A rhizotomy to selectively destroy nerve fibers to block pain while preserving the fibers that control ...

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 characterized by short episodes of extreme pain in the head and face, interspersed by long periods in which symptoms are absent, or during which the patient ...