 
                            
                        BOOK
Trigeminal Neuralgia, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, E-Book
(2016)
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Abstract
This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics offers a broad review of current topics surrounding trigeminal neuralgia including: Overview and History, Diagnosis/Etiology, Scales of measuring TN pain and response, Medical Therapy, Role of Imaging, Rhizotomy, SRS, Microscopic MVD, Neuromodulation, and many more articles that focus on trigeminal neuralgia.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| CONSULTING EDITORS | iii | ||
| EDITORS | iii | ||
| AUTHORS | iii | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | v | ||
| Overview and History of Trigeminal Neuralgia | v | ||
| Percutaneous Procedures for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia | v | ||
| Gamma Knife Surgery in Trigeminal Neuralgia | v | ||
| Endoscopic and Microscopic Microvascular Decompression | v | ||
| The Role of Imaging for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Segmental Approach to High-Resolution MRI | vi | ||
| Measurement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain: Penn Facial Pain Scale | vi | ||
| Management of Skull Base Tumor–Associated Facial Pain | vi | ||
| Chronic/Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain | vi | ||
| Future Directions for Surgical Trial Designs in Trigeminal Neuralgia | vii | ||
| Surgical Options for Atypical Facial Pain Syndromes | vii | ||
| NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | viii | ||
| FORTHCOMING ISSUES | viii | ||
| October 2016 | viii | ||
| January 2017 | viii | ||
| April 2017 | viii | ||
| July 2017 | viii | ||
| October 2017 | viii | ||
| RECENT ISSUES | viii | ||
| April 2016 | viii | ||
| January 2016 | viii | ||
| October 2015 | viii | ||
| July 2015 | viii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Overview and History of Trigeminal Neuralgia | 265 | ||
| Key points | 265 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 265 | ||
| Evolution of Therapies for Trigeminal Neuralgia | 266 | ||
| Medical management | 266 | ||
| Percutaneous Ablative Techniques | 266 | ||
| Percutaneous chemoneurolysis | 266 | ||
| Percutaneous radiofrequency lesioning | 267 | ||
| Percutaneous balloon microcompression | 267 | ||
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | 267 | ||
| Open Surgical Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia | 267 | ||
| Nerve sectioning | 267 | ||
| Evolution of microvascular decompression | 269 | ||
| Dandy’s observation of neurovascular compression | 269 | ||
| Resurrection of a repressed theory | 272 | ||
| Acceptance of the Jannetta procedure | 273 | ||
| SUMMARY | 274 | ||
| REFERENCES | 275 | ||
| Percutaneous Procedures for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia | 277 | ||
| Key points | 277 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 277 | ||
| HISTORY AND CONCEPTION | 277 | ||
| PATIENT SELECTION AND EVALUATION | 278 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 279 | ||
| Percutaneous Balloon Rhizotomy | 279 | ||
| Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation | 279 | ||
| Glycerol Rhizotomy | 280 | ||
| Intraoperative Complications | 280 | ||
| PATIENT OUTCOMES | 280 | ||
| Percutaneous Balloon Compression | 280 | ||
| Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation | 283 | ||
| Glycerol Rhizotomy | 284 | ||
| Study Limitations | 286 | ||
| Comparative Treatment Efficacy | 286 | ||
| Treatment Cost Effectiveness | 289 | ||
| Refractory or Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia | 290 | ||
| SUMMARY | 290 | ||
| REFERENCES | 291 | ||
| Gamma Knife Surgery in Trigeminal Neuralgia | 297 | ||
| Key points | 297 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 297 | ||
| EFFECTIVENESS OF GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY FOR IDIOPATHIC TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA | 297 | ||
| LATENCY UNTIL PAIN RELIEF AFTER GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY | 298 | ||
| DURABILITY OF PAIN RELIEF WITH GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY AND PREDICTORS OF SUCCESS | 298 | ||
| SIDE EFFECTS OF GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY FOR TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA | 298 | ||
| THE ROLE OF REPEAT GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY FOR TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA | 300 | ||
| IS THERE AN OPTIMAL TIME TO UNDERGO GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY FOR TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA? | 300 | ||
| QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA | 301 | ||
| TUMOR-ASSOCIATED TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: A NOVEL TREATMENT APPROACH | 302 | ||
| SUMMARY | 302 | ||
| REFERENCES | 302 | ||
| Endoscopic and Microscopic Microvascular Decompression | 305 | ||
| Key points | 305 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 305 | ||
| TECHNICAL AND ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS OF CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY | 306 | ||
| PATIENT SELECTION AND PREOPERATIVE WORKUP | 308 | ||
| OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE | 308 | ||
| ENDOSCOPIC-ASSISTED MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION | 310 | ||
| MICROSCOPIC MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION | 311 | ||
| POTENTIAL PITFALLS AND BAILOUT | 311 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND COMPLICATIONS | 311 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS | 311 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 311 | ||
| SUMMARY | 312 | ||
| REFERENCES | 312 | ||
| The Role of Imaging for Trigeminal Neuralgia | 315 | ||
| Key points | 315 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 315 | ||
| NORMAL MRI APPEARANCE OF THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE BY SEGMENT | 315 | ||
| IMAGING OF NEUROVASCULAR CONTACT | 317 | ||
| IMAGING OF OTHER CAUSES OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA | 320 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE IMAGING AFTER MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION | 322 | ||
| UNDERSTANDING THE PATHOGENESIS OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA THROUGH IMAGING | 322 | ||
| SUMMARY | 324 | ||
| REFERENCES | 324 | ||
| Measurement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain | 327 | ||
| Key points | 327 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 327 | ||
| REVIEW OF PAIN SCALES AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES | 328 | ||
| Visual Analog Scale | 328 | ||
| Management of Skull Base Tumor–Associated Facial Pain | 337 | ||
| Key points | 337 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 337 | ||
| CATEGORIES OF SKULL BASE TUMORS ASSOCIATED WITH FACIAL PAIN | 337 | ||
| Posterior and Middle Cranial Fossa Tumors | 338 | ||
| Head and Neck Tumors | 338 | ||
| Distal Tumors | 340 | ||
| TREATMENT OF TUMOR-ASSOCIATED FACIAL PAIN | 340 | ||
| Medical | 341 | ||
| Symptomatic therapy | 341 | ||
| Curative therapy | 341 | ||
| Radiosurgery | 342 | ||
| Surgical | 342 | ||
| Surgical resection | 342 | ||
| Destructive procedures | 343 | ||
| SUMMARY | 343 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 343 | ||
| REFERENCES | 343 | ||
| Chronic/Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain | 345 | ||
| Key points | 345 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 345 | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | 346 | ||
| Risk Factors | 346 | ||
| Major Predictors of Outcome | 346 | ||
| CLINICAL FEATURES | 346 | ||
| INVESTIGATIONS | 346 | ||
| OVERALL MANAGEMENT | 347 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OPTIONS | 347 | ||
| NONPHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OPTIONS | 349 | ||
| COMBINATION THERAPIES | 349 | ||
| SURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS | 349 | ||
| EVALUATION OF OUTCOME AND LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS | 349 | ||
| SUMMARY/DISCUSSION | 349 | ||
| REFERENCES | 350 | ||
| Future Directions for Surgical Trial Designs in Trigeminal Neuralgia | 353 | ||
| Key points | 353 | ||
| INTRODUCTION–WHICH TRIALS ARE NEEDED? | 353 | ||
| Comparison of Medical Versus Surgical Treatments | 353 | ||
| Comparison of the Different Surgical Techniques | 354 | ||
| New and Comparative Drug Trials | 354 | ||
| Addition of Psychological Therapies | 354 | ||
| PROBLEMS WITH RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS | 354 | ||
| Recruitment | 354 | ||
| Ethical issues | 355 | ||
| Patient Preferences | 355 | ||
| Treatment Comparisons | 355 | ||
| Diagnosis | 355 | ||
| Timing | 356 | ||
| Funding | 356 | ||
| Choice of Comparators | 356 | ||
| Surgeons' Equipoise | 357 | ||
| Interventions | 357 | ||
| Blinding | 357 | ||
| Randomization | 357 | ||
| Outcome Measures | 358 | ||
| FUTURE APPROACHES | 359 | ||
| TRIALS WITHIN COHORTS | 359 | ||
| Cohort Multiple Randomized Controlled Trial Design | 359 | ||
| Randomised Controlled Trial Within a Cohort Design | 361 | ||
| SUMMARY | 361 | ||
| REFERENCES | 361 | ||
| Surgical Options for Atypical Facial Pain Syndromes | 365 | ||
| Key points | 365 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 365 | ||
| Diagnosis and Anatomy | 367 | ||
| Surgical Options | 367 | ||
| Nucleus caudalis dorsal root entry zone lesioning | 367 | ||
| Motor cortex stimulation | 368 | ||
| Other surgical interventions | 369 | ||
| SUMMARY | 369 | ||
| REFERENCES | 369 | ||
| Index | 371 | 
