Main description:

Trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial neuralgias comprise a group of facial pain conditions, characterised by disabling pain attacks that selectively respond to specific treatments. Although not as common migraine, they affect over 1% of the population and must be recognised and adequately treated in clinical practice. The spectrum of cranial neuralgias is wide and as a consequence the conditions are managed by a range of different specialists. Studies show that
delayed diagnoses and mismanagement are common and can lead to depression and suicide.

36 recognised experts from nine countries have contributed to OPML Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Cranial Neuralgias to guide you through the maze of pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis-making, and condition-specific treatments. The approach is practical and evidence-based and ready for real-world applications. The value of phenotyping, targeted investigations, and treatment algorithms is emphasised. The editors and contributors subscribe to the view that there needs to be a
holistic approach with multidisciplinary teams working together and with patients being at the centre of this process. Psychologists and patent support groups can help to ensure that patients are managed holistically and share the decision-making process. Their involvement in the handbook has helped to
emphasis this. There remain considerable challenges, but the field is rapidly evolving and there are increasing number of opportunities opening up to improve our understanding of these conditions and hence their management.

The editors and contributors have included case scenarios, algorithms, self-administered tools for training in diagnosis and management, clinical tips and carefully chosen references. Each chapter includes a lay summary and key points and can be read as a stand-alone unit.

Contents:

1: Joanna M. Zakrzewska and Turo Nurmikko: INTRODUCTION
2: Joanna M. Zakrzewska: HISTORY AND CLASSIFICATION OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA AND OTHER CRANIAL NEURALGIAS
3: Mark Obermann, Turo Nurmikko, Scott Diehl, and Ze'ev Seltzer: REVIEW OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FACE IN VIEW OF PAIN GENERATING AND MEDIATING MECHANISMS
4: Vishal Aggarwal and Joanna M. Zakrzewska: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA AND ITS VARIANTS
5: Joanna M. Zakrzewska, Turo Nurmikko, Karen Davis, Mojgen Hodaie, Andrea Truini, and Gianfranco De Stefano: GENERAL APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE FACIAL PAIN PATIENT
6: Turo Nurmikko and Joanna M. Zakrzewska: TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA - DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICACTION
7: Joanna M. Zakrzewska and Stine Maarbjerg: CLASSICAL and IDIOPATHIC TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
8: Turo Nurmikko and Andrea Truini: SECONDARY TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
9: Giulia Di Stefano, Turo Nurmikko, and Joanna M. Zakrzewska: TREATMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA- PHARMACOLOGICAL
10: Kim Burchiel, Mark Sindou, Raymond Sekula, Jean Regis, Constantin Tuleasca, Owen Sparrow, Imran Noorani, and Joanna M. Zakrzewska: TREATMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA - SURGICAL
11: Satu Jaaskelainen and Turo Nurmikko: PAINFUL TRIGEMINAL NEUROPATHY
12: Claudia Sommer and Raymond Sekula: GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA AND NEUROPATHY AND N. INTERMEDIUS NEURALGIA AND NEUROPATHY
13: Francis O'Neill and Turo Nurmikko: OTHER CRANIAL NEURALGIAS
14: Anish Bahra, Mohammed Amer, Pravin Thomas, Giorgio Lambru, and Matteo Fuccaro: TRIGEMINO-AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIAS
15: Lene Baad Hansen and Pankay Taneja: OTHER COMMON NON-NEUROPATHIC FACIAL PAIN CONDITIONS
16: Clare Daniel: ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN THE EXPERIENCE OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
17: Jillie Abbott, Claire Patterson, and Elena Semino: PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS
18: Joanna M. Zakrzewska, Turo Nurmikko, and William Cheshire: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
19: Deborah Padfield, Alison Glenn, and Ann Eastman: FACE2FACE - VISUAL JOURNEYS THROUGH TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA