Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Comprehensive Guide (Hardcover, 2023)

PART I: BASICS OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA.- 1. Overview of trigeminal neuralgia.- 2. Pathogenesis of trigeminal neuralgia.- 3. Clinical Diagnosis and classifications of trigeminal neuralgia.- 4. Differential diagnosis.- 5. Electrophysiological diagnosis ‘Now and Future’.- 6. Microsurgical anatomy around trigeminal nerve.- 7. Essential vascular anatomy for MVD surgery.- 8. MRI evaluation of Trigeminal neuralgia.- 9. Recent advances and future perspective in MRI technique for the trigeminal nerve and related disease.- 10. Medical Treatment in Trigeminal neuralgia.- PART II: MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION.- 1. Anesthetic Management of Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 2.  Intraoperative Monitoring for MVD.- 3. The Principal Surgical Techniques for MVD.- 4. Pitfalls & Pearls for MVD.- 5. Endoscopic microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia.- 6. Transposition Technique vs. Interposition Technique.- 7. CSF leakage and Dura repair.- 8. Operative Complications of Microvascular decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 9. Postoperative Prognosis after Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuragia.- 10. Redosurgery for Failed MVD.- PART III: ABLATIVE TREATMENT AND RELATED ISSUES.- 1. Nerve block and RF treatment for TGN.- 2. Percutaneous Neurolysis for Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 3. Percutaneous RF rhizotomy.- 4. Percutaneous Balloon Compression.- 5. Sterotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia.- 6. Trigeminal Rhizotomy.- 7. Salvage Treatment for Failed MVD.- 8. Neuromodulation for Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 9. Secondary trigeminal neuralgia.- 10. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia.- 11. Geniculate Neuralgia, Otalgia.