New episode in our trigeminal neuralgia guideline stakeholder series!
In this discussion, Payal Soni, MD joins Sharona Ben-Haim, MD, Vishad V. Sukul, MD and me to discuss the headache neurology perspective in trigeminal neuralgia care.
One of the key themes: not all facial pain is trigeminal neuralgia.
• facial pain mimics
• ICHD-3 terminology
• TMD/TMJ overlap
• red flags before surgical referral
• imaging and neurovascular compression
• MS-related trigeminal neuralgia
• medication weaning after procedures
• recurrence after MVD
• Botox and salvage options
• patient-centered outcomes
This conversation is part of our effort through the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain to develop evidence-based surgical trigeminal neuralgia guidelines. The goal of this series is to make sure the clinical questions are informed by neurosurgery, headache neurology, orofacial pain, neuroradiology, pain medicine, patient advocates, and other stakeholders.
