The most common sites are thoracic, and in the cutaneous distribution of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. VZV reactivation from the geniculate (seventh cranial nerve) ganglion can ...

Some neurosurgeons advocate for an operation sooner, with the goal of preventing further damage to the trigeminal nerve from unrelieved neurovascular contact. It is unknown whether early versus ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is an uncommon facial pain syndrome affecting a nerve in the head called the trigeminal nerve. It causes repeated episodes of sudden, extreme, electric-shock–like pain on ...