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Neuralgia
/njʊˈræl.dʒə/noun
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Neuralgia is a sharp, intense pain that radiates along the path of a nerve, often resulting from irritation, inflammation, or damage to the nerve itself. In modern medical practice, it's commonly associated with conditions like trigeminal neuralgia, which can be triggered by simple actions such as touching the face and may require specialized treatments to manage chronic episodes.
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Trigeminal neuralgia, a severe form of neuralgia, earned the nickname 'the suicide disease' due to its unbearable pain, which affects about 12 in every 100,000 people annually in the US and was first medically described by John Fothergill in 1773.
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