The Vancouver Symposium: A Unique Focus on Nerve Damage and Neuropathic Trigeminal Pain.

The author reflects on a symposium that was held in May 2004 entitled "Nerve Damage and Neuropathic Trigeminal Pain." The objectives of the symposium are discussed, including to create networking opportunities for researchers, to make people aware of the impact that nerve damage can have on people and to develop research regarding neuropathic trigeminal pain.