UAE: Doctors cure Emirati patient of long-term trigeminal neuralgia

Abu Dhabi - Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face to the brain.

Doctors at Tawam Hospital have successfully treated an Emirati patient suffering from a long-term condition of Trigeminal neuralgia, with a minimally-invasive microscopic operation that lasted a couple of hours.

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face to the brain. Patients can experience significant pain from any mild stimulation of the face like brushing teeth or putting on makeup.

Identified as Ibrahim, the patient’s journey began with him experiencing acute pain, which he described as warm and like sharp needle punctures to the left half of his face that occurred when he was eating, drinking, brushing his teeth and even sometimes talking.

After seeking medical consultation at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, the Emirati’s condition was diagnosed by Dr Ali Hassan, consultant neurologist, and sedative drugs were prescribed to ease the nerve inflammation.

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