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The human body has 12 cranial nerves, of which the 5th nerve is one of the largest, providing sensation for half of the face, muscles and chewing movements.Video content is consulted by Doctor, Doctor Tran Hoang Ngoc Anh - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital
5 neuralgia is a specific type of pain, often appearing suddenly but very severe on the side of the face, but lasting only for a short time (no more than 1 minute). The pain can be spontaneous or stem from the trigger spot, which is the point where the trigger is stimulated. When diagnosed, many patients expressed concern that "Can the 5th nerve pain be cured? ”
5th nerve pain patient has main symptoms such as:
Electric shock-like pain; Pain distributed according to the branch of the nerve; Experiencing pain when brushing teeth, talking or just a wind blowing. Signs of nerve pain 5 and treatment will be prescribed by the doctor after conducting an examination. In fact, in order to have an effective 5th nerve pain treatment, it is necessary to get an accurate diagnosis first. Patients can have primary and secondary neuralgia (occurs when a brain tumor presses on the 5th nerve, at this time, the treatment of the 5th nerve pain will depend on the cause of the condition). . In the case of primary neuralgia, it is necessary to use pulse sequences to examine the conflict between the blood vessels and nerves to diagnose the condition of the 5th nerve and the specific treatment.
Up to now, the treatment of nerve pain 5 has 4 main methods, including:
Medical treatment of neuralgia 5: Some neurotropic and psychotropic drugs to suppress the pain . However, about 75% of cases will become addicted to the drug after a while and have to seek surgical treatment. How to cure 5th neuralgia by percutaneous intervention: Percutaneous Gasser coagulation or percutaneous compression balloon pump. Surgical treatment of microvascular decompression: The treatment of 5th neuralgia means going to the base of the cerebellar pons, where the blood vessel presses on the nerve to separate the blood vessel from the nerve so that it does not press on. Another nerve Pain of the 5th nerve and how to treat it with CyberKnife radiosurgery: Shine beams on the location of blood vessels that are inserted into the nerve to relieve pain for the patient.
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