Patient's question:
The blood is dark but thin, like it was diluted with water, and it has a foul smell.Doctor's answer:
The etiology and pathophysiology of trigeminal neuralgia remain unclear, so the goal of treatment should be long-term pain relief. Methods of pain relief have remained diverse to this day. They can be broadly categorized into non-invasive and invasive treatments. Non-invasive treatments include drug therapy, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion, physical therapy, etc. They are suitable for patients with a short course of illness and relatively mild pain. They can also serve as supplementary treatments for invasive methods. Invasive treatments include surgical therapy, injection therapy, and radiofrequency thermocoagulation.