Trigeminal Neuralgia

Peter J. Jannetta, MD is a world-renowned neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of cranial nerve disorders. He is former Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served for 29 years. He is currently Professor of Neurosurgery at Allegheny General Hospital. He is recognized foremost for his groundbreaking research into the pathology and treatment of cranial nerve compression syndromes such as the development of a microvascular decompression procedure that now offers patients an effective therapeutic alternative when medications fail when confronted with these syndromes. This procedure is now called the "Jannetta Procedure."

• ContributorsChapter 1: History of Trigeminal Neuralgia Ken Casey and Peter J. JannettaChapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology Ken Casey and Peter J. JannettaChapter 3: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Typical and Atypical Symptoms Peter J. JannettaChapter 4: Medical Therapy, the Dentist's Perspective George J. Hadeed and Peter J. JannettaChapter 5: Face Pain in the Front Lines David HalpertChapter 6: Current Medical Therapy Jeffrey CohenChapter 7: Differential Diagnosis, Look-alike Diseases, atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia Mark E. Linskey and Peter J. JannettaChapter 8: The Evaluation of the Preoperative Patient Peter J. Jannetta and Ray SekulaChapter 9: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Current Operative Procedures: Overview Toba Niazi, Paul A. House, and Ronald I. ApfelbaumChapter 10: Percutaneous Radiofrequency Rhizotomy John M. Tew, Jr., Andrew Grande, and Chad MorganChapter 11: Percutaneous Glycerol Rhizotomy Douglas Kondziolka and L. Dade LundsfordChapter 12: Percutaneous Balloon Compression Jeffrey A. BrownChapter 13: Stereotactic Focal Irradiation Mark E. LinskeyChapter 14: Microvascular Decompression Peter J. Jannetta, Mark R. McLaughlin, and Raymond F. Sekula. JrChapter 15: Microvascular Decompression and the Endoscope Hae-Dong Jho, Diana HJ Jho, and David H. JhoChapter 16: Future Medical Therapy Joanna M. ZakrzewskaChapter 17: Introspective Peter J. JannettaIndex

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