Striking Back: The Trigeminal Neuralgia Handbook

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Summary: Help is available
Review: After a very long and harsh battle with TN, I have overcome the atypical category of face pain. This book must be available and should circulate. The information will help you find ways to combat this terrible disorder. If you are having problems contact the TN association at www.tna.org for more information. Even if you have to leave the State you live in-the adventures and research are worth it. Find, read, and pass this book around!!!!

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Summary: Token of appreciation from The Netherlands
Review: As secretary/treasurer of the Facial Pain Section of the Dutch Association of Headache Patients (NVvHP), and being a sufferer of facial pain myself, I would like to state that this is the best and most complete book for "laymen" that has ever been published about typical trigeminal neuralgia and all atypical facial pains. I completely agree with the other reviewer's opinions given below. Furthermore, it has been written in very clear English. Therefore, I can recommend this book also to patients (and their relatives) in The Netherlands and in other "non-anglosaxian" countries. I wrote this recommendation also in "Hoofdzaken", the Magazine for headache and facial pain patients in the Netherlands. My compliments to the authors !

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Summary: I wish this book had been written 8 years ago!
Review: I first experienced trigeminal neuralgia 8 years ago. It was extremly difficult to get a diagnosis or information on this condition. My neurologist was well informed as is my current one but their time is limited. 8 years on (now!), I need help and advice again! This very well written book is a MUST read for all sufferers and care givers to enable them to round out their doctors advice and help them choose the way forward.

From a sufferer's viewpoint myself, I cannot express how strongly I would recomend this book to others. I have now purchased 2 copies - I gave the second copy to my doctor so he could lend it to patients in the future because the first copy was so good!