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Name  Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
Related to/Also known as   Fothergill's Disease
Symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia
 Trigeminal Neuralgia is an extremely severe facial pain, which tends to come and go unpredictably in sudden shock-like attacks. The pain is along the pathway of the trigeminal nerve, typically the upper or lower jaw or the cheek, and is usually confined to one side of the face.
Useful national contacts

Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK
PO Box 234
Oxted
Surrey RH8 8BE
Phone: 01883 370214
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Children & young people Children and young people with TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK)
Link opens in new window https://tinyurl.com/sk3ugyc
Online resources

Advice re. Coronavirus (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK)
Link opens in new window www.tna.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Advice-re-Coronavirus-7.pdf

 

Trigeminal neuralgia (NHS Choices)
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Trigeminal neuralgia (MS Trust)
Link opens in new window www.mstrust.org.uk/a-z/trigeminal-neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia (NORD, U.S. National Organization for Rare Disorders)
Includes details of TNI andTN2, 'classical' and 'atypical' Trigeminal Neuralgia
Link opens in new window https://tinyurl.com/y28z9njm

 

Living with a condition (The Brain Charity)
Our resources Trigeminal Neuralgia: An overview

The library at the Brain Charity has a range of resources on Trigeminal Neuralgia and on a wide range of disability related issues.

Visit our library to read our copy of the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association's booklet "Trigeminal Neuralgia: An overview".

 
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