JALAUKAVACHARNA IN MANAGEMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANANT VATA - A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Trigeminal Neuralgia is an extremely painful condition that affects the cranial nerve V(fifth) known as trigeminal nerve, one of the facial nerves which is widely distributed in the head. It is known for causing sudden, severe, electric shock like facial pain, typically on one side of face. Main symptoms involve intense facial pain, which is brief, stabbing and recurrent. Pain typically affects cheek, jaw, teeth, gums and lips. Management of this disease can be done by medications like carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine and anticonvulsants. If medicines are not effective then surgery is the choice, but reoccurrence can occur. A 52 years old female patient a diagnosed case of Trigeminal Neuralgia  and was treated with allopathy medications including carbamazepine at a dosage of 200 mg twice daily, baclofen at 50 mg twice daily, and lamotrigine at 200 mg twice daily for a duration of two months she not got any relieve in symptoms. Later  patient came with presenting complaints of excruciating pain localized to the left cheek to OPD Dept of Shalya Tantra, PTKLS Bhopal for further treatment   on the basis of sign and symptoms  Diagnosed as Ananta Vata. Leech therapy was provided to the patient and signs and symptoms were assessed before and after the treatment. The leech therapy was found to be the ultimate choice of treatment for  relieving symptoms and  pain reduction, thus effective in trigeminal neuralgia.