Which three branches are trigeminal neuralgia talking about? The term trigeminal neuralgia is not new to anyone. As the incidence of the disease increases, people are paying more and more attention to this disease. But do you know which three branches the trigeminal nerve refers to? Trigeminal nerve distribution: The trigeminal nerve is a kind of brain nerve. The trigeminal nerve is divided into three main branches. It includes the ophthalmic branch, the maxillary branch and the mandibular branch. The first branch is called the ophthalmic branch, which is mainly responsible for the skin above the eye fissure and the ophthalmic nerve is the smallest of the trigeminal nerve branches and contains only general somatosensory fibers. The second branch is called the maxillary branch and is responsible for the interocular area. The maxillary nerve is also a general somatosensory nerve. The third branch is the mandibular branch. The mandibular nerve is a mixed nerve and the thickest branch of the trigeminal nerve branches. It is in charge below the mouth. A lesion in each branch will result in clinical symptoms and dysfunction in different areas. The trigeminal nerve is commonly known as trigeminal neuralgia in neurology, and the treatment plan varies according to different branches. But this can only relieve the symptoms, not cure. For trigeminal neuralgia, it is recommended that patients opt for treatment with microvascular decompression. This is the only surgical treatment that can solve trigeminal neuralgia at the source. Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: Because most of the trigeminal neuralgia is caused by the compression of nerves by blood vessels. Therefore, microvascular decompression is to push away the blood vessels that are located in the nerve root and cause compression on the nerve under the microscope, and separate them with special cotton sheets so that the blood vessels do not touch the nerve, thus releasing the compression of the blood vessels on the nerve root and restoring the normal function of the nerve to achieve the treatment effect.