Tic douloureux

Introduction: Tic douloureux

Description of Tic douloureux

Tic douloureux (medical condition): Trigeminal neuralgia is a very painful inflammation of...more »

Tic douloureux: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Tic douloureux:

Tic douloureux: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Tic douloureux is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Tic douloureux, or a subtype of Tic douloureux, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Tic douloureux as a Disease

Tic douloureux: Another name for Trigeminal neuralgia (or close medical condition association).
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Tic douloureux: Related Diseases

Tic douloureux: Tic douloureux is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Tic douloureux

Some of the causes of Tic douloureux are included in the list below:

Benign tumor of the meninges
Facial nerve tumor
Enlarged blood vessels
Often, no cause can be found. However, areas of brain swelling or abnormal blood vessels (arteriovenous malformations) can cause it

Symptoms of Tic douloureux (Trigeminal neuralgia)

Some of the symptoms of Tic douloureux incude:

See full list of 33 symptoms of Tic douloureux (Trigeminal neuralgia)

Treatments for Tic douloureux (Trigeminal neuralgia)

Treatments for Tic douloureux (Trigeminal neuralgia) include:

See full list of 12 treatments for Tic douloureux

Treatment of Tic douloureux: For more treatment information about Tic douloureux, see treatment of Trigeminal neuralgia (Tic douloureux)

Tic douloureux: Article Excerpts about Trigeminal neuralgia

NINDS Trigeminal Neuralgia Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Trigeminal neuralgia, also called tic douloureux, is a condition that affects the trigeminal nerve (the... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Trigeminal Neuralgia Information Page: NINDS)

Headache -- Hope Through Research: NINDS (Excerpt)

Trigeminal neuralgia, or tic douloureux, results from a disorder of the trigeminal nerve. This nerve ... (Source: excerpt from Headache -- Hope Through Research: NINDS)