Face Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chiari I Clinic
Facial pain is often very complex, with many interrelated causes as well as myriad treatments. Sufferers of facial pain require collaborative, highly specialized expertise to guide their diagnosis and treatment, and the Mischer Neuroscience Institute (MNI) brings together a world-class team of neurological physicians in a center built on quality outcomes and constant innovation.
A long-term collaboration between Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, MNI is the largest neuroscience program in Texas. MNI integrates neurology, neurosurgery and neurorehabilitation for a comprehensive approach to neurological treatment and care.
Scope of Expertise
At the Face Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chiari I Clinic, experienced physicians treat a wide range of complex conditions, including
Facial Neuralgias
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Atypical facial pain or persistent idiopathic facial pain
- Anesthesia dolorosa
Other Cranial Neuralgias
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Nervus intermedius or geniculate neuralgia
- Hemifacial spasm
- Pain due to tumors of the head and neck
Chiari I Malformations and Cervical Syrinx
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chiari Malformation
The team at the Clinic is advancing the field in some of the most complex and difficult-to-diagnose conditions that cause face pain, including trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and Chiari I malformation (CM).
TN is a chronic condition that causes extreme facial pain. With unpredictable attacks followed by increasingly brief periods of remission, TN is acknowledged by many in the medical field as the most painful condition in existence. Physicians at the Clinic recognize TN’s unique symptomatology and intervene before the condition becomes crippling.
Likewise, the team effectively treats CM, a frequently misdiagnosed neurological disorder in which the cerebellum – the part of the brain that controls balance – descends out of the skull into the spinal area. Because CM often imitates other neurological conditions, causing symptoms like neck pain, balance issues, muscle weakness and numbness, CM sufferers need expert care.