Burden of illness of trigeminal neuralgia among patients managed in a specialist center in England

Burden of illness of trigeminal neuralgia among patients managed in a specialist center in England

Abstract Background Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) causes severe episodic, unilateral facial pain and is initially treated with antiepileptic medications. For patients not responding or intolerant to medications, surgery is an option. Methods In order to expand understanding of the pain-related burden of...

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Main Authors: Lasair O’Callaghan, Lysbeth Floden, Lisa Vinikoor-Imler, Tara Symonds, Kathryn Giblin, Chris Hartford, Joanna M. Zakrzewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:The Journal of Headache and Pain
Subjects:
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal nerve
Facial pain
Microvascular decompression
Multidisciplinary approach
Patient related outcomes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10194-020-01198-z

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