Case Report on Trigeminal Neuralgia

Prologue

A case of 52-year-old gentleman with a three-years history of recurrent, left-sided facial pain, in the distribution of the v3branch of the trigeminal nerve and also on glosso pharyngeal region. These episodes occurred on average two to three times per day and were characterised by brief episodes of unilateral left sided sharp pain, lasting on average less than one- two minute.