Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic pain disorder that influences the trigeminal or 5th cranial nerve, which is considered to be one of the largest nerves in the head. TN originates presumably from a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve as it departures the brainstream and this compression initiates the wearing away of the protective coating around the nerve (the myelin sheath). The condition causes extreme, sporadic, sudden burning or lightning-like face pain lasting for a few seconds to less than 2 minutes. Attacks happen in quick concession and were considered stereotyped in the individual patient. Furthermore, it was found that in symptomatic cases, a persistence of aching can arise among paroxysms and signs of sensory impairment in the trigeminal division. A strict measure for TN was described by the International Headache Society as classic trigeminal neuralgia and symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia. TN was found to be predominant among females (1.6/1) with majority of cases developing in subjects aged 50 and above with infrequent pediatric cases revealing a large range of age of onset.