Trigeminal Neuralgia is often described as an invisible illness. Or an invisible disability. Or a hidden disability. Take your pick – there are several phrases used to describe the same issue – conditions that are not immediately or visibly apparent to onlookers, even doctors. Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition caused by damage to the trigeminal…
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How to get the best from your neurology consultation
Getting correctly diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia is, for many people, a long, painful and frustrating business. Little training is given about it in medical school – my GP told me that he had had perhaps ten minutes teaching on TN in a lecture on neurological conditions back in his first year of training. This isn’t…
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