Tic Douloureux (cont.)
Medical Author:
Julie Dixon, MD
Coauthor:
Lisa Chan, MD, FACEP
Medical Editor:
Ruben Olmedo, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Ungar, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEMedical TreatmentThe primary treatment of tic douloureux is medication to control the pain. Surgery may be necessary when drug therapy is not effective or side effects from the medications are not tolerable. |
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, is a pain syndrome recognizable by the patient's history alone.
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