78-Year-Old Woman Miraculously Recovers from a Brain Condition That Mimics Electric Shocks | A Case in Trigeminal Neuralgia
Vaishali Karmarkar, a 78-year-old woman living in the city of Pune, India, was suffering from V2-V3 electric shock-like pain on her face. She had no idea why this condition was affecting her, a condition that began 5 years ago. In the span of 5 years, her pain kept increasing. What started as a small electric sensation turned into full-blown shock-like pain. It became so frequent and unbearable that she couldn’t talk, eat or smile. Her health history showed that she was diagnosed with Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA) pressing the root entry zone (REZ) of the fifth nerve, along with two failed RFTC procedures. Her condition became so worse that she became emaciated, depressed and dependent on her daughter. A Rare Finding, A Successful Treatment When Vaishali couldn’t find a concrete solution after multiple consultations, she was finally referred to Dr. Raghvendra Ramdasi , all the way to Mumbai. She took the long journey from her home city Pune, hoping that this tim...