Trigeminal Neuralgia Quiz
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Benjamin Kummer, MD (Neurology)
Dr Kummer is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), with joint appointment in Digital and Technology Partners (DTP) at the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) as Director of Clinical Informatics in Neurology. As a triple-board certified practicing stroke neurologist and informaticist, he has successfully improved clinical operations at the point of care by acting as a central liaison between clinical neurology faculty and DTP teams to implement targeted EHR configuration changes and workflows, as well as providing subject matter expertise on health information technology projects across MSHS. | Dr Kummer also has several years’ experience building and implementing several informatics tools, presenting scientific posters, and generating a body of peer-reviewed work in “clinical neuro-informatics” – i.e., the intersection of clinical neurology, digital health, and informatics – much of which is centered on digital/tele-health, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has spearheaded the Clinical Neuro-Informatics Center in the Department of Neurology at ISMMS, a new research institute that seeks to establish the field of clinical neuro-informatics and disseminate knowledge to the neurological community on the effects and benefits of clinical informatics tools at the point of care.
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by pain affecting the trigeminal nerve (carries sensation from the face to the brain). Even mild stimulation of your face, like brushing teeth or combing hair, might trigger it. Causes include contact between a blood vessel and the trigeminal nerve, which puts pressure on the nerve, nerve compression by a brain tumor, stroke, or trauma.
Typical Symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Headache with sharp, electric shock-like pain
Facial pain
Abnormalities in sense of taste
Toothache
Numbness or abnormal sensation
Eye pain
Headache
Ear pain
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Trigeminal Neuralgia
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Does your headache feel like an electric shock?
Do you have facial pain?
Has your sense of taste changed recently?
Are you experiencing tooth pain?
Do you feel any numbness or altered sensation?
Treatmentof Trigeminal Neuralgia
Depending on the cause of your trigeminal neuralgia, your doctor may prescribe medications to reduce the pain. In other cases, surgery may be recommended by your doctor to treat the cause.
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References
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0333102416687280
Cruccu G, Di Stefano G, Truini A. Trigeminal Neuralgia. N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 20;383(8):754-762. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1914484. PMID: 32813951.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMra1914484
Cruccu G. Trigeminal Neuralgia. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2017 Apr;23(2, Selected Topics in Outpatient Neurology):396-420. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000451. PMID: 28375911.
https://journals.lww.com/continuum/Abstract/2017/04000/Trigeminal_Neuralgia.8.aspx
Zakrzewska JM, Linskey ME. Trigeminal neuralgia. BMJ. 2015 Mar 12;350:h1238. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h1238. PMID: 25767102.
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Liao JY, Zhou TH, Chen BK, Liu ZX. Schwann cells and trigeminal neuralgia. Mol Pain. 2020 Jan-Dec;16:1744806920963809. doi: 10.1177/1744806920963809. PMID: 33054604; PMCID: PMC7786407.
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Benjamin Kummer, MD (Neurology)
Dr Kummer is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), with joint appointment in Digital and Technology Partners (DTP) at the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) as Director of Clinical Informatics in Neurology. As a triple-board certified practicing stroke neurologist and informaticist, he has successfully improved clinical operations at the point of care by acting as a central liaison between clinical neurology faculty and DTP teams to implement targeted EHR configuration changes and workflows, as well as providing subject matter expertise on health information technology projects across MSHS. | Dr Kummer also has several years’ experience building and implementing several informatics tools, presenting scientific posters, and generating a body of peer-reviewed work in “clinical neuro-informatics” – i.e., the intersection of clinical neurology, digital health, and informatics – much of which is centered on digital/tele-health, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has spearheaded the Clinical Neuro-Informatics Center in the Department of Neurology at ISMMS, a new research institute that seeks to establish the field of clinical neuro-informatics and disseminate knowledge to the neurological community on the effects and benefits of clinical informatics tools at the point of care.
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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