Charles is a 69 year old who came to me because he was having severe, electrical shocks across the left side of the face. The pain lasted for a few seconds at a time and he had multiple episodes a day. #Repost @neurodreamteam Trigeminal Neuralgia ⚡️ ———————————————— He had initial improvement with medication, but eventually the medication dosing had to be increased and eventually wasn’t effective. We took Charles to surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. I found an artery pulsating against the nerve next to the brainstem. I moved the artery away from the nerve. Since surgery he has not had any episodes of facial pain. #neurodreamteam #neurosurgery #neurosurgeon #nursepractitioner #trigeminalneuralgia #microvasculardecompression #facialpain #surgerylife #cranialnerves #premed #medstudent #neurosurgeryresident #neurocirurgiabr #neurosurgeryblog https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8z5VSlHLQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rf1x6tunf5tx
