BookJames Y. Suen, Erika Petersen, editors.
Summary: This text is a comprehensive guide to the evaluation of patients with head and face pain. It is a resource for any physician or dentist to properly diagnosis and to learn the options for treating head and face pain, as well as know when to refer a patient to a specialist and how to identify which specialist is needed. It discusses the basic anatomy, etiology, and pathophysiology of head and face pain, classification guidelines for treatment, and clinical case examples. Additional chapters on nerve blocks, nerve stimulators, radiosurgery, microvascular decompression, Botox, and alternative and complementary medicine are also included. Diagnosis and Management of Head and Face Pain will be an invaluable resource for otolaryngologists, family physicians, oral surgeons, dentists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain specialists, and patients who suffer from head and face pain.
Contents:
Part I: Clinical Fundamentals
Applied Neuroanatomy of the Face and Head
Etiology of Head Pain
Pathophysiology of Head and Facial Pain
Nomenclature and Differential Diagnosis
Part II: Evaluation and Diagnosis
History and Physical Examinations
Imaging Approach for the Diagnosis of Head and Face Pain
Psychological Assessment in the Context of Head and Facial Pain
Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain of Dental Origin
Diagnostic Nerve Blocks
Interventional Approach to the Diagnosis of Head and Face Pain
Part III: Management & Treatment
Medical Management of Head and Face Pain
Management of Pain of Oral-Dental Origin: An Evidence Based Approach
Therapeutic Nerve Blocks
Botox for Migraine Headaches and Facial Pain
Psychological and Psychiatric Treatment of Chronic Head and Face Pain
Acupuncture in the Management of Head and Neck Pain: An Introduction
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia
^Percutaneous Procedures for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Microvascular Decompression of the Trigeminal Nerve for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Advanced Neurosurgical Interventions
Surgical Management of Migraines
Vestibular Migraine
Neuromodulation for Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias
Part IV: Representative Clinical Cases
Clinical Case of Type I Trigeminal Neuritis
Representative Clinical Cases: Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia, Type 2
Trigeminal Nerve Pain, V1 Distribution: Representative Case
Representative Clinical Case: Trigeminal Nerve Pain, V-2 Distribution
V-3 Pain-Representative Clinical Case
Temporomandibular Pain Case Presentation
Pain of Dental Origin
Pain from Nasal Origin-Clinical Case
Post Herpes Zoster Neuritis
Bilateral Face and Head Pain
Anesthesia Dolorosa
Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
Non-surgical Management of Migraines
Surgical Techniques of Migraine Surgery
^Representative Clinical Case: Occipital Neuralgia
Head and Neck Cancer Pain: A Case Study
Cervical Plexus Pain Case Report
Head Pain in Pediatrics. .