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Archive: Sep 2022

Trigeminal Neuralgia: Patient 78 years, medically refractory facial pain, wants no pain and no more Tegretol. Understood. Travelled to us. Done.

This lovely gentleman of 78 years, is the most senior Trigeminal Neuralgia (aka ‘Tic‘ facial pain) patient that I have operated in my years of doing this beautiful (at least, to a neurosurgeon) microsurgical procedure. Age 78. I think it’s a sign of the times, with people living longer and understandably wanting fulsome and happy, […]

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