It has been reported that some patients have been misdiagnosed with Post-Herpetic Neuralgia, when in fact the correct diagnosis in their specific case was Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Treatment for trigeminal neuralgia is mainly through medications to reduce the pain and block the pain signals sent to the brain. For patients who stop responding to these medications, surgery or injections would be the next steps. The diagnosis is made by examining the type and location of the pain.