Neurosurgery

Headache

Questions discussed in this category

What is your strategy for treating persistent headaches in the aftermath of subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Does your strategy change depending on whether or not it is a secured or unsecured aneurysmal SAH?

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For trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis, do you consider microvascular decompression or stereotactic radiosurgery as treatment options?

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Do you discourage patients from skydiving/roller coasters with a Chiari malformation?

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How do you manage acute exacerbations of trigeminal neuralgia?

What effective modalities have you found for acute exacerbations of trigeminal neuralgia including in patients who present to the ED?

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Papers discussed in this category

Headache, 2020 Sep 27

Trigeminal Neuralgia Crisis - Intravenous Phenytoin as Acute Rescue Treatment.

Cephalalgia, 2022 Apr 25

Intravenous fosphenytoin as treatment for acute exacerbation of trigeminal neuralgia: A prospective systematic study of 15 patients.

Cephalalgia, 2022 Apr 26

Intravenous lacosamide and phenytoin for the treatment of acute exacerbations of trigeminal neuralgia: A retrospective analysis of 144 cases.

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