The article details the historical aspects of such a serious illness as trigeminal neuralgia, dynamic development of ways and methods of conservative and surgical treatment. In connection with the development of medicine and the emergence of modern diagnostic methods, the analysis and importance for determining the severity of trigeminal neuralgia are given. The advantages of the methods of treatment of trigeminal neuralgia are given, the validity of a differentiated approach, taking into account the severity of the disease. Studies of the quality of life of patients using questionnaires, based on the analysis of the data obtained, the choice of a method for treating trigeminal neuralgia and improving results.

Trigeminal neuralgia, diagnosis, quality of life, differentiated approach

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