how do you treat fascial neuralgia?
Q: how do you treat fascial neuralgia?
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12/15/08 12:30am
Facial neuralgia is believed caused by pressure on a nerve in the face that causes that nerve to fire resulting in pain. In most people the pain is intermittent. Most treatments involve things designed to stop that nerve from firing. The most common used drugs are anticonvulsants such as carbamezapine, topiramate, clonzepam, etc.
If the pain is more constant then tricyclic antidpressants can be used. The last choice is surgery since side effects can occur. Some patients also employ therapies like acupuncture and biofeedback.
For more information: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/trigeminal_neuralgia/detail_trigeminal_neuralgia.htm
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