{"product_id":"2940153764573","title":"Trigeminal Neuralgia, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrigeminal Neuralgia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis elderly gentleman had this condition on the right side of his face for about 12 years\u003cbr\u003eHe was on constant painkillers.\u003cbr\u003eThe pain was so bad that he had to ask an ENT surgeon to cut off the branch of the nerve that leads to his nose and lip about 10 years ago.\u003cbr\u003eAfter the surgery, there was no pain for 3 years though he has a bit of facial muscle droop.\u003cbr\u003eHowever the pain recurred after the third year of surgery.\u003cbr\u003eThis time he did not want surgery because of the cost and also because the recurrence occurred even with surgery.\u003cbr\u003eThere was also the side effect of a drooped facial muscle.\u003cbr\u003eHe was seeing instead a neurologist and his pain was relieved not totally with pain killers and a nerve pain drug called tegretol.\u003cbr\u003eHowever he had some gastric problem because of the strong pain killer.\u003cbr\u003eHearing about my injection for osteoarthritis and rheumatism, he came to consult me.\u003cbr\u003eI told him that the injection only worked with joint pain and not nerve pain.\u003cbr\u003eIn his case he needed an injection which will kill the nerve.\u003cbr\u003eIn those days there was no Botox injection which could kill the nerve.\u003cbr\u003eSo what I used was (as recommended by an old medical book) surgical spirit.\u003cbr\u003eThis was mixed with a local anesthetic and injection was done into the nerve branch between the nose and lips.\u003cbr\u003eThere was a slight droop of the face after the nerve was injected.\u003cbr\u003eTogether with some painkiller, antacid and his Tegretol, the pain was reduced considerably.\u003cbr\u003eEach time there was recurrence of pain another injection was given.\u003cbr\u003eHe had a total of 4 injections of the surgical spirit before the pain disappeared completely.\u003cbr\u003eHe comes to see me together with his wife for rheumatic pain but not for the nerve pain.\u003cbr\u003eNowadays the new aesthetic or cosmetic physician will probably inject him with Botox which can cost a few thousand dollars.\u003cbr\u003eSometime an old method worked equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrigeminal Neuralgia is a medical disorder that presents as the sudden lightning paroxysms of pain along the fifth cranial nerve.\u003cbr\u003eIt is due to pressure on the trigeminal nerve by tumor and trauma.\u003cbr\u003eIt is an infrequent condition affecting more women than men.\u003cbr\u003eIt is more frequent at the age of 60 years and above\u003cbr\u003eMRI of brain is done to exclude a rare mass lesion or abnormal vessel pressing on the nerve roots.\u003cbr\u003eTreatment is with anticonvulsants and muscle relaxants or radiofrequency ablation or division of nerve branch\u003cbr\u003eTrigeminal Neuralgia is not life threatening\u003cbr\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Trigeminal Neuralgia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Intercostal Neuralgia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Shingles\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076236689648,"sku":"2940153764573","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153764573_p0.jpg?v=1764055730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153764573","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}