What is trigeminal neuralgia, the mouth ailment that affects Alvaro Morata

Alvaro Morata started the week off on the wrong foot and did not train with the rest of his Atletico Madrid teammates. on the instructions of his coach Diego Pablo Simeone. The reason: the severe pain he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia even before the Alaves match. and for those who are unwell.

The mattress football player will suffer severe pain, making it impossible for him to lead a normal life. According to the definition of this problem given by the professionals of the University Hospital of Navarra, it is “ A disorder of the trigeminal nerve or 5th cranial nerve that causes repeated episodes of paroxysmal pain (intense, sharp, superficial, stabbing, or electrical in nature) in one side of the face

It typically lasts between one second and two minutes and generally corresponds to the sleep time of people suffering from it, according to the center. “It is considered the most painful ailment known to medical practice. The right side is usually affected more often (60%) and is bilateral in only 1-6% of cases.” Sometimes people have several attacks of pain that can last up to an hour.

“Although pain may occur spontaneously, There are often trigger zones that are activated by tactile or thermal stimuli (chewing, talking, combing hair, brushing teeth, eating or yawning).daily routine activities that can trigger a crisis very unbearable pain“, they add about this disease, which is more common in women and men and which usually occurs after 50 years of age, although it does not have an age.

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Maura has severe pain in the affected area on one side of her mouth. and did not undergo training. He is taking medication to reduce these pains and we will have to see if he can join training in the next few days. This could be caused by a viral process, and no one dares to say whether he will be able to participate in the match with Athletic or not.

Often, Pharmacological treatment, as in this case, is chosen by doctors to try to stop the pain and manage the disorder.although this is not always effective and it is necessary to resort to surgical treatment.

As for the causes of this pain, This usually comes from a blood vessel (artery or vein) that puts pressure on the trigeminal nerve, wearing it down and damaging the protective layer surrounding the nerve., myelin sheath, so the nerve does not function properly. But it can also be caused by multiple sclerosis, a nervous system disease that also damages the myelin sheath; other diseases that cause inflammation in the body, and even a brain tumor or a tangle of abnormal veins and arteries pressing on the trigeminal nerve. In other cases, the cause is unknown.

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