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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484308703321

Titolo

Trigeminal nerve pain : a guide to clinical management / / edited by Alaa Abd-Elsayed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-60687-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 246 p. 61 illus., 54 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

616.856

Soggetti

Nervous system - Surgery

Neurology

Anesthesiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

History -- Anatomy Of The Trigeminal Nerve -- Epidemiology -- Trigeminal Neuralgia and other Trigeminal Nerve Conditions -- Diagnosis of Trigeminal Nerve Conditions -- Non-Pharmacological Management -- Physical Therapy and rehabilitation -- Medication Management -- Nerve Blocks for the Trigeminal Nerve and Branches -- Radiofrequency ablation -- Chemodenervation of Trigeminal Nerve -- Cryotherapy -- Botox Injections -- Regenerative Medicine for Trigeminal Nerve Pain -- Neuromodulation for the trigeminal nerve -- Infusion Therapy -- Balloon Compression of the trigeminal nerve -- Radiosurgery for Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Microvascular Decompression for Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Peripheral Neurectomy -- The Psychological Impact and Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Algorithms for Management Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .