The Trigeminal Nerve is the fifth and the largest among all the cranial nerves. It is also the most complex of all the cranial nerves due to its extensive anatomy. The nerve has ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular branches. This is a mixed nerve having both sensory and motor fibers. The sensory fibers supply sensations to the face, mucous membranes, and other structures of the head. The motor fibers of the mandibular branch are for the muscles of mastication and contain proprioceptive fibers.
Introduction Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) is also known as prosopalgia, the Suicide Disease, or Fothergill’s disease. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain; Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux) is sudden, usually unilateral, severe brief stabbing recurrent pains in the distribution of one or more branches of the fifth cranial nerve. According to the … Read more