Trigeminal neuralgia

JM Zakrzewska, ME Linskey - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare, episodic facial pain that is unilateral, electric shock-like, and
provoked by light touch. At first, it is often mistaken as a tooth problem owing to its …

Trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis: from the clinical picture to the treatment options

G Di Stefano, S Maarbjerg, A Truini - The journal of headache and pain, 2019 - Springer
Background Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most characteristic and difficult to treat
neuropathic pain conditions in patients with multiple sclerosis. The present narrative review …

Pharmacological management of symptoms in multiple sclerosis: current approaches and future directions

AJ Thompson, AT Toosy, O Ciccarelli - The Lancet Neurology, 2010 - thelancet.com
Management of symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) has received little attention compared
with disease-modifying treatments. However, the effect of these symptoms on quality of life …

Symptomatic therapy in multiple sclerosis: a review for a multimodal approach in clinical practice

JCC de Sa, L Airas, E Bartholome… - Therapeutic …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
As more investigations into factors affecting the quality of life of patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS) are undertaken, it is becoming increasingly apparent that certain …

A systematic review of the management of trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis

JM Zakrzewska, J Wu, TSL Brathwaite - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and Objective Patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and multiple sclerosis
(MS) are often treated with medications or a surgical procedure. However, there is little …

Symptomatic treatment and management of multiple sclerosis

A Toosy, O Ciccarelli, A Thompson - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
The range of symptoms which occur in multiple sclerosis (MS) can have disabling functional
consequences for patients and lead to significant reductions in their quality of life. MS …

Symptomatic management in multiple sclerosis

LM Samkoff, AD Goodman - Neurologic clinics, 2011 - neurologic.theclinics.com
The development of immunomodulatory therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) has had
significant impact in altering the natural history of the disease. Although these agents reduce …

Pain management in multiple sclerosis: a review of available treatment options

T Aboud, NM Schuster - Current treatment options in neurology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of review Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with no
curative treatment available. While recent years have ushered in many effective new …

Surgical outcomes of trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis

A Mohammad-Mohammadi, PF Recinos, JH Lee… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is relatively frequent in multiple sclerosis (MS)
patients and can be extremely disabling. Surgical interventions are less effective for the …

Multiple sclerosis-related central pain disorders

TJ Nurmikko, S Gupta, K Maclver - Current pain and headache reports, 2010 - Springer
Central neuropathic pain is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), and its prevalence increases
with physical disability. Sufficient evidence links dysesthetic pain, trigeminal neuralgia …