There's no one cause for glossopharyngeal neuralgia, said Dr. MaryAnn Mays, a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic who was not involved in Becher's care.

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe facial pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve, often misdiagnosed and causing ...

Trigeminal neuralgia, a.k.a. tic douloureaux or the "suicide disease," is chronic pain that results when a blood vessel presses against the trigeminal nerve, one of the largest nerves in the head.

Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as pain lasting for three months or more after the reactivation of the virus. PHN is unusual in young people but is quite common among people older than 60.

Trigeminal neuralgia can affect any part of the face, but it is most common on the branches of the trigeminal nerve that run along the cheek and jaw. Typically, only one side of the face is effected.

Acute and chronic pain (post-herpetic neuralgia or PHN) are encountered in patients with herpes zoster that is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) from a state of neuronal ...

Postherpetic neuralgia is a complex neuropathic pain condition in which the pain is a direct consequence of the response to peripheral-nerve damage sustained during the herpes zoster attack. 3 ...

The Trigeminal Neuralgia support group has recorded, over the last 10 years, eight suicides. You just get so desperate – you can't eat, drink, you lose weight, you can't talk, wash your face ...

Occipital Neuralgia is a neurological condition in which the occipital nerves - that run from the top of the spinal cord at the base of the neck up through the scalp - are inflamed or injured.