Also called as ‘tic douloureux’ or the ‘suicide disease’, trigeminal neuralgia is characterised by intermittent, shooting pain in the face, jaw and eyes. The condition affects the trigeminal nerve, ...

Ten patients had varying degrees of sensory disturbance confined to the fifth cranial nerve. The second and third divisions were most commonly affected, but motor paresis and pain were notably absent, ...

Teenager has disorder that causes painful headaches. Jan. 31, 2014 — -- When KatieRose Hamilton has a headache, she can’t just take an aspirin and lie down. Instead her headaches, which are ...

External stimulation of the trigeminal nerve by wearing a gel electrode on the forehead for 12 hours a day was associated with a reduction in seizures and an improvement in depression in patients with ...

Miss Payel Bhattacharya, was diagnosed with a rare disease von Hippel-Lindau or VHL. It is a genetic form of cancer. VHL patients battle a series of tumors throughout their life. VHL may occur in up ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Results of a small pilot trial suggest that trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS), a noninvasive treatment already approved in Europe and Canada for refractory epilepsy and major ...

On the new Amazon Prime Video talk show Two Much With Kajol & Twinkle, actor Salman Khan spoke about his seven-and-a-half-year battle with trigeminal neuralgia.

The Cranial Nerves song covers the 12 pairs of cranial nerves and their functions and is used by medical students the world over to help them learn the cranial nerves. Students use the lyric sheet and ...

The embargo date and time on this release have been changed since the release was originally submitted. DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered a promising new way to ...

A previously healthy 89-year-old woman was referred to the plastic surgery service because of a rapidly growing lesion at the base of her right nostril at the nasolabial fold. The patient had had this ...

Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered a promising new way to alleviate epileptic seizures by stimulating a facial nerve that extends into the brain, disrupting the cycle of ...