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Trigeminal Neuralgia- A Cause of Intense Face Pain


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Learn more by visiting the
Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment
Center of Virginia Website
or call 804-272-0470.

The Neuroscience & Gamma Knife Center at CJW provides new hope for patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia in Virginia and all over the United States. Also called TN, Tic Douloureux or facial neuralgia, it is a debilitating disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes excruciating facial pain. We are one of the few centers in the nation that takes a multi modality approach to TN. This means the patient enjoys the convenience of staying in one place for complete TN treatment. We also offer a Trigeminal Neuralgia support group on the second Saturday of every other month in the Johnston-Willis campus main auditorium.

We Take a Multi Modality Approaches to Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia
Treatment Options at CJW
 
  • Medication
  • Gamma Knife
  • TN Patient Guide
  • Microvascular decompression
    • Sometimes getting rid of facial pain caused by Trigeminal Neuralgia requires more than one type of treatment. CJW's Chief of Neurosurgery, Dr. K. Singh Sahni, MD, FACS, has performed more than 2,000 Trigeminal Neuralgia procedures in Virginia in the past 20 years using all available treatment options or a combination, including the newest tool, the Gamma Knife. Our record of success is outstanding and a better quality of life for many TN sufferers has begun at Virginia's CJW Medical Center.
    Trigeminal Neuralgia Patient Guide by Dr. Singh Sahni
    Click the photo to view a detailed guide
    to Trigeminal Neuraligia treatments
    written by Dr. K. Singh Sahni.

    Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia

    It may go undiagnosed for years. Some patients end up going to their dentist because the facial pain has been misdiagnosed as a toothache and they end up having unnecessary root canal or tooth extraction. 

    Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia is difficult because there are no definitive diagnostic tests. Physicians typically diagnose TN based upon the patient's description of the facial pain and tests that rule out other causes of facial pain, such as TMJ, shingles, multiple sclerosis or tumors. This is where experience in diagnosing TN is important. And we have over 20 years of it.

    "The procedure only lasted
    20 minutes. The Gamma
    Knife changes the nerve
    path that conducts pain.
    I was amazed. The pain
    was gone so quickly. I would
    definitely recommend this
    procedure to others”
    --Louanne
    Trigeminal Neuralgia patient

    Advantages of the Gamma Knife in treating Trigeminal Neuralgia

    To date, the gamma knife is the most advanced neurosurgical tool available for treating Trigeminal Neuralgia. And in Richmond, Virginia only CJW has it. We have physicians with over 20 years of experience in treating Trigeminal Neuralgia in addition to the clinical expertise of having worked extensively with the gamma knife technology.