It is not a life-threatening disease. There are a few cases where it drives patients to suicide but that is quite rare. Normally we give them treatment before that, and the treatment is effective now, so no one should really commit suicide because of Trigeminal Neuralgia. So in summary: It is not life-threatening, but it is really disabling as a disease.
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Is Trigeminal Neuralgia life-threatening?
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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.
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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