Which hospital is good for trigeminal neuralgia?

Written by Chen Yu Fei
Neurosurgery
Updated on September 12, 2024
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For trigeminal neuralgia, it is generally recommended that patients seek medical advice from a prominent tertiary hospital early in the onset and consult a neurosurgeon to assess their condition. Once diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, initial treatment can often start with oral medication, which can relieve pain to a certain extent for most patients. However, medication alone rarely cures the condition completely. Clinically, it is typically recommended that patients undergo microvascular decompression surgery, which has satisfying therapeutic outcomes for most patients, gradually alleviating, or even eliminating, the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia pain. Therefore, for such patients, early diagnosis and treatment are advised.

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How to relieve trigeminal neuralgia pain

For patients with trigeminal neuralgia, to achieve pain relief, initially, one can treat the disease by taking medication. Simultaneously, it is also appropriate to combine some physical therapies such as massage, tuina, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and electrotherapy. Acupuncture, in particular, helps significantly in relieving pain and improving symptoms. Moreover, to achieve a complete cure, it is advisable to opt for surgical methods. Clinically, it is generally recommended to choose microvascular decompression surgery for treatment. Most patients with trigeminal neuralgia can achieve desirable outcomes after undergoing surgery. Additionally, patients with trigeminal neuralgia should be careful with their diet and avoid overly greasy, spicy, and irritating foods. (Please use medications under the guidance of a doctor.)

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Where to massage for trigeminal neuralgia?

Trigeminal neuralgia is a stubborn and hard-to-treat condition in clinical practice. Sometimes symptoms can be alleviated through massage. Which acupoints should be massaged? For severe eye branch pain, you can massage Jingming, Sibai, Yangbai, and Touwei acupoints. If the pain is in the maxillary branch, you can massage Yingxiang, Quanliao, Xiaguan, and Tinggong acupoints. For severe mandibular branch pain, massage Chengjiang, Dicang, and Jiache acupoints, meaning the massage technique should progress from gentle to firm.

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Causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia

At present, there is no consensus on the specific causes of trigeminal neuralgia. Most scholars believe that the main cause of trigeminal neuralgia is still due to the presence of a local responsible blood vessel around the trigeminal nerve, which compresses the trigeminal nerve, leading to abnormal discharges of the trigeminal nerve. This results in sudden attacks and sudden stops of severe, knife-like or burning pain, also known as trigeminal neuralgia. In terms of treatment, it mainly involves active drug therapy and some physical therapies, such as massage, manipulation, physiotherapy, and acupuncture. Most patients who experience poor results from conservative treatments can opt for microvascular decompression surgery, which often achieves good therapeutic outcomes.

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Which hospital is good for trigeminal neuralgia?

For trigeminal neuralgia, it is generally recommended that patients seek medical advice from a prominent tertiary hospital early in the onset and consult a neurosurgeon to assess their condition. Once diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, initial treatment can often start with oral medication, which can relieve pain to a certain extent for most patients. However, medication alone rarely cures the condition completely. Clinically, it is typically recommended that patients undergo microvascular decompression surgery, which has satisfying therapeutic outcomes for most patients, gradually alleviating, or even eliminating, the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia pain. Therefore, for such patients, early diagnosis and treatment are advised.

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Trigeminal neuralgia should register for which department?

The department for registering trigeminal neuralgia depends on the distribution of departments in the local hospital. Most commonly, registration is done in the department of functional neurosurgery. However, different hospitals may have different levels of specialization and may employ varying treatment methods which require different departments. For instance, initially, one can register at the department of neurosurgery for oral medication adjustment, usually with carbamazepine. If there is no significant improvement later on, one may register with the department of pain management or anesthesiology for nerve block treatment. Due to the detailed specialization in some hospitals, it might also be necessary to consult other departments. If there is still no effective outcome, it is necessary to register at the department of neurosurgery for surgical treatment to fundamentally address the disease.