HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS RARE DISEASE- TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Trigeminal Neuralgia

I have never heard of this rare disease after a trending news of  a Bollywood  star  suffering from it was  published. 

I tried to find out what it is, let me share it with you  all. 

Trigeminal neuralgia  is a rare chronic pain, affecting the trigeminal  nerve in the face. It is described  as a sharp shooting pain or like having an electric  shock  in the jaw, teeth or gums. It generally  lasts  from a few seconds  to about two minutes. 

This  disease  is not very easy to diagnose .

In other  words  it is a compression  of a trigeminal  nerve. This nerve transmits sensations  of pain  from face, teeth  and mouth  to the brain.