Is numbness a symptom of trigeminal neuralgia?

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Numbness is not frequent in trigeminal neuralgia. In classic trigeminal neuralgia, patients have no neurological findings and no numbness or weakness on their face. If they do have numbness, we may need to investigate it more.

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Is Trigeminal Neuralgia a new disorder?

It is not a new disorder. It has been known since the early 1800s, described and written in the medical literature. In the 1970s, people developed a surgical technique that helped to cure this problem, after which there has been more emphasis and awareness placed on disease as well.

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Why is Trigeminal Neuralgia called “suicide disease”?

It is due to the nature and severity of the pain. The pain experienced by the patients is sometimes severe and it drives them to suicide. That is how this nickname is derived.

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