Ankit Singla

The facial nerve is second only to the vagus as the "busiest" cranial nerve in the human body. It is the part of the highly specialized nervous system and is genetically programmed to perform in a specific fashion. As the techniques of microsurgical nerve repair have become established, it appears that improved clinical results will be independent of further refinements in surgical technique. The technology of muscle transplantation into the paralyzed face has undergone significant improvements over the past decades, with corresponding improvements in the clinical efficacy of the technique.

Neuralgia is defined as a neuropathic pain felt along the peripheral distribution of the nerve trunk. Trigeminal Neuralgia is defined as sudden, usually unilateral, severe, brief, stabbing, recurrent episodes of pain within the distribution of one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. The diagnosis of TN is based on a history of characteristic pain attacks that are consistent with specific, widely accepted research and clinical criteria for the diagnosis. Trigeminal Neuralgia is treated mainly by pharmacological methods, TENS, acupuncture, and psychological methods.