What is the success rate of carbamazepine as a treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia?

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It is estimated to be about 60%. So about 50-60% of patients have that degree of success. It may not completely eliminate the pain, but the medicine does get it to a manageable level and many patients are happy with that treatment.

So, some patients have come to live with the side effects of carbamazepine and they are ok with that.

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What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?

Trigeminal Neuralgia is not a common disorder, but is also not as uncommon as you think. Trigeminal Neuralgia is a type of facial pain that affects half the face and has a very characteristic feature, like sharp and shooting pain. We’re not really sure what the incidence is in Singapore. There is no exact data, but around 0. 03% of the population has it. So, maybe several thousand patients have it per year.

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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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