Editing Trigeminal neuralgia (section)

==Society and culture==
Some individuals of note with TN include:
* Four-time [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[William Ewart Gladstone|William Gladstone]] is believed to have had the disease.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sack JJ |title=William Gladstone: New Studies and Perspectives. Edited by Roland Quinault, Roger Swift, and Ruth Clayton Windscheffel.Farnham: Ashgate, 2012. Pp. xviii+350. $134.95. |journal=The Journal of Modern History |volume=86 |issue=4 |pages=904–905 |language=en |doi=10.1086/678722 |date=December 2014}}</ref>
* Entrepreneur and author Melissa Seymour was diagnosed with TN in 2009 and underwent microvascular decompression surgery in a well documented case covered by magazines and newspapers which helped to raise public awareness of the illness in [[Australia]]. Seymour was subsequently made a Patron of the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/trueconfessions/truelifestories/827292/melissa-seymour-my-perfect-life-is-over |title=Melissa Seymour: My perfect life is over |publisher=Womansday.ninemsn.com.au |date=2009-06-18 |access-date=2013-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214172147/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/trueconfessions/truelifestories/827292/melissa-seymour-my-perfect-life-is-over |archive-date=2009-12-14 }}</ref>
* [[Salman Khan]], an Indian film star, was diagnosed with TN in 2011. He underwent surgery in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/salman-suffering-from-the-suicide-disease/article1-737044.aspx |title=Salman suffering from the suicide disease |publisher=Hindustan Times |website=www.hindustantimes.com |date=2011-08-24 |access-date=2014-06-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715123125/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/salman-suffering-from-the-suicide-disease/article1-737044.aspx |archive-date=2014-07-15 }}</ref>
* [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|All-Ireland]] winning [[Gaelic football]]er [[Christy Toye]] was diagnosed with the condition in 2013. He spent five months in his bedroom at home, returned for the 2014 season and lined out in [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|another All-Ireland final]] with his team.<ref>{{cite news| vauthors = Foley A  |url=http://www.thescore.ie/christy-toye-donegal-1674498-Sep2014/ |title=Serious illness meant Christy Toye didn't play in 2013 but now he's set for All-Ireland final: The Donegal player has experienced a remarkable revival |work=The Score |date=16 September 2014 |access-date=16 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004120740/http://www.thescore.ie/christy-toye-donegal-1674498-Sep2014/ |archive-date=4 October 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Jim Fitzpatrick (politician)|Jim Fitzpatrick]] – former [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]] – disclosed he had trigeminal neuralgia before undergoing neurosurgery. He has openly discussed his condition at parliamentary meetings and is a prominent figure in the TNA UK charity.<ref>{{cite news|title=MP urges greater awareness of trigeminal neuralgia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8856000/8856344.stm|website=BBC – Democracy Live|publisher=BBC|access-date=20 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121052602/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8856000/8856344.stm|archive-date=21 November 2015|date=2010-07-27}}</ref>
* [[Jefferson Davis]] – President of the [[Confederate States of America]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Jefferson_Davis_Farewell.htm |title=U.S. Senate: Jefferson Davis' Farewell |access-date=2011-06-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301111146/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Jefferson_Davis_Farewell.htm |archive-date=2011-03-01 }}</ref>
* [[Charles Sanders Peirce]] – American philosopher, scientist and father of pragmatism.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Brent J | title = Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life | location = Bloomington | publisher = Indiana University Press | date = 1993 | pages = 39–40 }}</ref>
* [[Gloria Steinem]] – American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist<ref name="Gorney">{{cite news| vauthors = Gorney C |title=Gloria|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1995/11/gloria|newspaper=Mother Jones|date=November–December 1995|access-date=July 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729073134/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1995/11/gloria|archive-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Anneli van Rooyen]], Afrikaans singer-songwriter popular during the 1980s and 1990s, was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia in 2004. During surgical therapy directed at alleviating the condition performed in 2007, Van Rooyen had permanent nerve damage, resulting in her near-complete retirement from performing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Anneli-van-Rooyens-road-to-recovery-20110826|title=Anneli van Rooyen's road to recovery|access-date=2016-09-12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305172100/http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Anneli-van-Rooyens-road-to-recovery-20110826|archive-date=2017-03-05|date=2011-08-26 | work = News24 }}</ref>
* [[H.R. (musician)|H.R.]], singer of hardcore punk band [[Bad Brains]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Hardcore legend HR of Bad Brains to undergo brain surgery|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/03/hr-bad-brains-surgery|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2017-03-02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302001331/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/03/hr-bad-brains-surgery|archive-date=2017-03-02|date=2017-02-03| author = Guardian Music }}</ref>
* [[Aneeta Prem]], British author, human rights campaigner, magistrate and the founder and president of [[Freedom Charity]]. Aneeta's experience of bilateral TN began in 2010, with severe pain and resulting sleep deprivation. Her condition remained undiagnosed until 2017. MVD Surgery to ameliorate the pain on the right-hand side was performed at UCHL in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://emailsystem.tna.org.uk/t/ViewEmail/t/602CF56A5B0333492540EF23F30FEDED|title=The latest news from TNA UK|access-date=2020-09-23|date=2020-06-01}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Travis Barker]], drummer of rock band [[Blink-182]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2019|title=Blink 182 Drummer Travis Barker Uses CBD to Treat Rare Condition: "I Love CBD"|url=https://www.vaporvanity.com/travis-barker-blink-182-cbd-treats-rare-condition/ |access-date=2021-02-11 |website=vaporvanity}}</ref>
* [[Karel Heřmánek]], Czech actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Voska|first1=Michal|last2=Goth|first2=Jindřich|title=Zemřel herec Karel Heřmánek, na střelnici obrátil zbraň proti sobě |url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/divadlo/karel-hermanek.A240825_083630_domaci_ivos |website=[[iDNES.cz]]|date=25 August 2024 |language=cs|access-date=25 August 2024|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]}}</ref>