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Trigeminal Neuralgia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr Lee Yang is a Gold Coast neurosurgeon and spine surgeon in Queensland who specialises in keyhole\/complex spine surgery and advanced neurovascular surgery as well as all aspects of brain, spine and peripheral nerve surgeries.<\/p>\n

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TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA<\/h1>\n

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Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes sudden, intense pain in your face. It usually affects only one side of your face.<\/p>\n

If you have trigeminal neuralgia you will usually have episodes of sudden, intense, \u2018stabbing\u2019 pains in your face. Trigeminal neuralgia affects about 5 in every 100,000 people. It is more common in women than men and usually affects people between 50 and 70 years old.<\/p>\n

The most common treatment for trigeminal neuralgia is medication. The anticonvulsant drug carbamazepine is the drug most often used to treat trigeminal neuralgia. Carbamazepine eases pain within 24 hours for about 7 out of 10 people with the condition, and within 2 days for 9 out of 10.<\/p>\n

Some people with trigeminal neuralgia eventually stop responding to medication, or they experience unacceptable side effects. For these people, surgery may be an option.<\/p>\n

There are a variety of surgical procedures used to treat trigeminal neuralgia.<\/p>\n