Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the ______________ cranial nerve

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V (fifth): Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve that causes episodes of intense stabbing, shock-like pain in the areas of the face where the branches of the nerve are distributed—lips, eyes, nose, scalp, forehead, upper and lower jaw.

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