Trigeminal Neuralgia Association

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Face Pain and Trigeminal Neuralgia. TNA provides patient support, education and advocates for research. The TNA website is the number one resource on related facial pain conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, for patients, their families, doctors and other medical professionals, policymakers, and the public.

The mission of TNA (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association) is to serve as an advocate for patients living with TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) and related facial pain conditions by providing information, encouraging research and offering support.

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		Regional Patient Conference on Chronic Facial Pain Co-sponsored by: Winthrop University Hospital, New York University, & TNA Saturday, May 10, 2008 Patient Information and Registration
		Healthcare Provider Course and Registration


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		"I will send a check for a lifetime membership. Thank you for investing it in TNA's valuable work and in research." Wife of TN Patient

TNA Seventh International Conference

September 12 and 13, 2008

Dearborn, MI

Patient Information and Registration

Continuing Education Information

Co-sponsored by:

Wayne State University

School of Medicine

Department of Neurosurgery

and

Detroit Medical Center

		FDA Approves Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation Drug will help reduce effects of drugs like morphine on bowel function. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients with late-stage, advanced illness who are receiving opioids on a continuous basis to help alleviate their pain.

		Fentanyl Pain Patch Recalled. On Tuesday, February 12, 2008, PriCara, the manufacturer of transdermal fentanyl (Duragesic®), announced that supply lots of their 25mcg/hr patches were recalled due to a flaw in the cut of one edge.

	Philadelphia artist Linda Lee Alter brings her work to the Allentown Art Museum. Much of her work reflects her personal suffering with trigeminal neuralgia and provides metaphors for her life over the past five decades. Visit the museum June 8th through September 7th to view her exhibit, Linda Lee Alter: A Life in Art, at the Allentown Art Museum, www.allentownartmuseum.org or 610-432-4333 Linda Lee Alter, American b.1939. Pain, Pain. Fear, Fear, Fear #1 in the Trigeminal Neuralgia Series, 2006, acrylic paint on birch plywood. Collection of the artist.

Classic TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) Patients sought for participation in Botox Study.


		TNA Memorial Tribute Fund Recognition


		FY 06-07 Annual Report

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Patient Information and Registration

Co-sponsored by:

Wayne State University

School of Medicine

Department of Neurosurgery

and