About 15 in every 100,000 people get trigeminal neuralgia at some point in their lives.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Penman J.
Trigeminal neuralgia.
In: Vinkin PJ, Bruyn GW (editors). Handbook of clinical neurology. Volume 55. Elsevier Health Sciences, New York, U.S.A; 1968: 296-322.

 

 

 

 

 

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Every year there are about four new cases of trigeminal neuralgia for every 100,000 people. Women get it nearly twice as often as men.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Katusic S, Beard CM, Bergstralh E, et al.
Incidence and clinical features of trigeminal neuralgia, Rochester, Minnesota, 1945-84.
Annals of Neurology. 1990; 27: 89-95.

 

 

 

 

 

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Most people are over 50 when they get trigeminal neuralgia. People rarely get it when they are younger.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
NINDS trigeminal neuralgia information page.
February 2009. Available at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/trigeminal_neuralgia (accessed on 6 March 2009).

 

 

 

 

 

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