Hello, Larry,
I just uploaded my report. Please see attached the abstract. Please know that you have my moral support and prayers on your behalf.
Dennis.
Abstract
This paper summarizes the findings of ten peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and its significance as a public health issue. TN is a debilitating chronic condition that creates frequent attacks of severe facial pain and it is one of the most common forms of neuralgias that afflict older adults. The incidence of the condition peaks between ages 50 and 70. TN is one of most painful conditions known to medical science and is known as a “suicide disease”. People afflicted with TN will often kill themselves rather than endure further agony. The pain of the condition can sometimes be partially managed with drugs and surgery may be attempted if the drugs are not effective or become ineffective. TN can be caused by a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve. Patients sometimes have a remission if the offending blood vessel is located and surgically repositioned. A permanent correction cannot be guaranteed. TN is typically diagnosed through a process of elimination of other possible causes such as toothache, sinus inflammation, or tumors. This takes time and involves a frustrating series of visits by the patient to various specialists.
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