No. It is different. Pain on the face may be from various reasons and in this case, it’s a specific cause for this that we can treat. The underlying cause is different, thus treatment is different as well.
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Is trigeminal neuralgia similar to fibrous dysplasia?
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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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