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Trigeminal Neuralgia

What are the causes?

The cause of TN is still an area for debate among medical professionals. Most believe that the deterioration of the myelin (protective coating of the nerve) allows the transmission of abnormal messages of pain. The damage of the myelin sheath may be caused by pressure from blood vessels or arteries, tumours, Multiple Sclerosis, injury to the nerve, consequences of shingles, or just the ageing process.

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Medical text written November 2007 by Professor Joanna Zakrzewska, Professor of Pain in Relation to Oral Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK.

 

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