Other cranial nerve disorders include Geniculate Neuralgia, Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, Hemifacial Spasm, Occipital Neuralgia, and the most common Geniculate Neuralgia. Having the chance to give their family answers and help her get a second chance in life is why I do what I do.вЂќ ItвЂ™s most common in people over the age of 50. вЂњItвЂ™s not often that you see someone so young with a cranial nerve disorder. Michael Horowitz, Neurosurgeon at Orange Park Hospital. вЂњSamanthaвЂ™s story is especially rewarding,вЂќ said Dr. The mother and daughter are now going on college visits and Samantha has a job she loves. WeвЂ™re forever grateful for this man and his staff.вЂќ We went from a future of fear and panic to looking forward to the future. вЂњThe surgery promptly took away all of her pain. Even after her diagnosis last year, no one ever offered surgery,вЂќ said Kelly. Horowitz it was the miracle we had been praying for, for years. The surgery, microvascular decompression, is only available at a handful of hospitals in the United States. She called right away and was shocked that the very doctor that could cure her daughter was only 3 miles away. But in January, she saw a Facebook post about someone with Trigeminal Neuralgia who underwent surgery for the condition at HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital with Neurosurgeon Dr. Kelly lost hope that her daughter would ever have the ability to work or go to college. вЂњAnd the thought of COVID over the past two years has terrified me.

She missed her whole high school experience,вЂќ said SamanthaвЂ™s Mother Kelly Anderson. She spent years visiting ENTs, Dentists, and Neurologists but was left without answers until late last year when she was finally diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia and began medication. The simple act of the wind blowing on her face caused debilitating pain. At the age of 4, Samantha, now 16, was finally able to verbalize her pain. The condition produces sudden, severe, shock-like feelings of pain in the face. The chronic condition is a cranial nerve disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for carrying sensation from your face to the brain. ORANGE PARK вЂ“ Samantha Green has lived with Trigeminal Neuralgia since a young age.

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