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How to treat trigeminal neuralgia?
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Trigeminal neuralgia: Tegretol, Klonopin, gabapentin, botox, microsurgical decompression, gamma Knife, radiofrequency therapy, balloon compression, glycerol injection. Best to start with medications first, proceed to more invasive treatment if unresponsive to more conservative treatment.
Answered 3/15/2019
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