Trigeminal neuralgia is a specific type of pain that often appears suddenly in a short period of time. This is a rare disease, so not many people clearly understand the cause of trigeminal neuralgia.

In addition to using drugs to treat trigeminal neuralgia, endoscopic surgery is often chosen to treat this disease. If drug treatment is no longer effective, doctors will consider endoscopic surgery to support the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Any surgical procedure can cause complications during and after surgery. For endoscopic surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia, the most common complications include: cerebrospinal fluid leakage, bleeding, brain contusion, meningeal bleeding, nerve damage, etc.

Many patients today are experiencing a lot of fatigue when facing sudden and severe trigeminal neuralgia. So what is the best way to overcome this condition? Should trigeminal neuralgia be treated with surgery?

The human body has 12 cranial nerves, of which the fifth nerve is one of the largest, controlling sensation for half of the face, muscles and chewing movements.

Trigeminal neuralgia is divided into idiopathic pain and symptomatic pain (with cause). Of these, idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia is quite common, causing pain and discomfort to the patient, making the patient unable to eat or sleep, always worried and reducing the quality of life.