Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureaux) is a trigeminal nerve function disorders, which trigeminal (cranial nerve V) is bring sensation from the face to the brain.
Trigeminal nerve function disorders causes pain attack sharply. It can happen during few second to few minutes. Actually, trigeminal neuralgia can happen in the adult period, but it's often found in the geriatric.
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