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Trigeminal Nerve Pain

A Guide to Clinical Management

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Editors:
  1. Alaa Abd-Elsayed

    1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA

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  • Discusses various therapeutic modalities for trigeminal nerve pain

  • Comprehensive guide to an evolving area of treatment and interest

  • Includes recommendations for effective clinical decision making

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. History

    • Hemant Kalia, Jay Karri, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
    Pages 1-4

  3. Anatomy of the Trigeminal Nerve

    • Michael Suer
    Pages 5-16

  4. Epidemiology

    • Hemant Kalia, Omar Viswanath, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
    Pages 17-21

  5. Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Trigeminal Nerve Conditions

    • Susanne Seeger
    Pages 23-31

  6. Diagnosis of Trigeminal Nerve Conditions

    • Michael Suer
    Pages 33-47

  7. Non-Pharmacological Management

    • Behnum Habibi, Travis Cleland, Chong Kim
    Pages 49-56

  8. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

    • Tiffany M. Houdek
    Pages 57-75

  9. Medication Management

    • Elizabeth Lake
    Pages 77-87

  10. Nerve Blocks for the Trigeminal Nerve and Branches

    • Chen Cui, Michelle Poliak-Tunis
    Pages 89-102

  11. Radiofrequency Ablation

    • Priyanka Singla, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Lynn R. Kohan
    Pages 103-110

  12. Chemodenervation of Trigeminal Nerve

    • Akshat Gargya, Rany T. Abdallah
    Pages 111-117

  13. Cryotherapy of the Trigeminal Nerve

    • Nicholas Mata, Travis Cleland, Chong Kim
    Pages 119-131

  14. Botox Injections

    • Greta Nemergut
    Pages 133-140

  15. Regenerative Medicine for Trigeminal Nerve Pain

    • Chandni B. Patel, Ankur A. Patel, George C. Chang Chien
    Pages 141-154

  16. Neuromodulation for the Trigeminal Nerve

    • Lynn Kohan, Janki Patel, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Matthew Riley
    Pages 155-168

  17. Infusion Therapy

    • Nathan J. Rudin
    Pages 169-175

  18. Balloon Compression of the Trigeminal Nerve

    • Priodarshi Roychoudhury, Vitaliano Di Grazia, Vwaire Orhurhu, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
    Pages 177-186

  19. Radiosurgery for Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

    • Wendell Lake
    Pages 187-196

  20. Microvascular Decompression for Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

    • Wendell Lake
    Pages 197-206
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About this book

This book provides an overview of the history, anatomy, epidemiology, diagnosis (HPI, PE, Imaging), non-pharmacological management and medication management of trigeminal nerve pain. Nerve blocks for the trigeminal nerve and branches, Radiofrequency ablation, chemodenervation, cryotherapy, botox injections, neuromodulation infusion therapy, balloon compression gamma knife therapy, decompression surgery, peripheral neurectomy and the psychological impact are also examined with an algorithm for management recommendations included in the final chapter.   

Trigeminal Nerve Pain - A Guide to Clinical Management comprehensively covers how to manage patients with this often debilitating pain and is of use to trainees and practising internists, hospitalists, surgeons and anaesthesiologists seeking to increase their understanding of this complex condition. 


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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

About the editor

Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD is serving currently as the Medical Director of UW Pain Services, medical Director of the Chronic Pain Program, Section Head of Chronic Pain Management and Assistant Professor of Anaesthesiology.  He graduated from Medical school in 2000, finished a research fellowship from Cleveland Clinic in 2009, residency training in Anaesthesiology in 2013 from University of Cincinnati and Chronic Pain Fellowship from University of Cincinnati in 2014. He published more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, presented more than 200 presentations on the national and international level, he serves on the editorial board for dozens of journals, edited 3 books and involved in several societies on the national and international levels.​

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Trigeminal Nerve Pain

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Clinical Management

  • Editors: Alaa Abd-Elsayed

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60687-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60686-2Published: 17 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60689-3Published: 18 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60687-9Published: 16 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 246

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology

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