Trigeminal Neuralgia, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Dr. Michael Lim is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford with clinical interests in brain tumors as well as trigeminal neuralgia. He has garnered numerous teaching awards and has successfully led multiple phase I-III clinical trials for immunotherapy in glioblastoma. He is a member of multiple organizations and has served on the executive committee of the Joint Tumor Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Michael Lim is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford with clinical interests in brain tumors as well as trigeminal neuralgia. He has garnered numerous teaching awards and has successfully led multiple phase I-III clinical trials for immunotherapy in glioblastoma. He is a member of multiple organizations and has served on the executive committee of the Joint Tumor Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Michael Lim is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford with clinical interests in brain tumors as well as trigeminal neuralgia. He has garnered numerous teaching awards and has successfully led multiple phase I-III clinical trials for immunotherapy in glioblastoma. He is a member of multiple organizations and has served on the executive committee of the Joint Tumor Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

• 1. Preface2. Overview and History of Trigeminal Neuralgia3. Percutaneous Procedures for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia4. Gamma Knife Surgery in Trigeminal Neuralgia5. Endoscopic and Microscopic Microvascular Decompression6. The Role of Imaging for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Segmental Approach to High-Resolution MRI7. Measurement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain: Penn Facial Pain Scale8. Management of Skull Base Tumor-Associated Facial Pain10. Chronic/Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain11. Future Directions for Surgical Trial Designs in Trigeminal Neuralgia12. Surgical Options for Atypical Facial Pain Syndromes