Antidepressants may also be helpful in managing urinary incontinence (unintentionally passing urine) and stress incontinence (passing urine when there’s pressure on the bladder from coughing, jumping, ...

and relationship to MS. The trigeminal nerve is a major nerve in the head that carries signals between the brain and the face. It’s one of 12 sets of cranial nerves. The trigeminal “nerve ...

South Sound Gamma Knife Medical Director Dr. Herbert Wang (left) welcomes Dr. Alon Orlev (right) to the team. Dr. Alon Orlev Joins South So ...

The trigeminal nerve arises from the pons, an area of the brain that forms part of the brainstem. From here, it travels toward the face and splits into three different branches that provide ...

The trigeminal nerve is divided into three main branches ... We would like to thank Shigeyoshi Itohara Ph.D. (Laboratory for Behavioral Genetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science) for providing the ...

The brain is made up of a left and right hemisphere ... fewer side effects and better outcomes than other minimally invasive procedures. External trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) is similar to ...

Because of the damage, the nerves will continue to send pain signals to the brain. Up to 20% of people with shingles will develop this complication. On the face, PHN might affect one or more branches ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is reputed to be one of the most painful conditions in human experience. Thus, many treatments, both medical and surgical, have been developed for this relapsing and ...

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 ...

HEADACHES increase the odds of suicide, a new study says. While migraines and cluster headaches have already been linked to higher suicide risk, people with milder types, such as tension ...