Neuropathic pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system is a
common chronic pain condition with major impact on quality of life. Examples include …

Neurovascular compression syndromes are usually caused by arteries that directly contact
the cisternal portion of a cranial nerve. Not all cases of neurovascular contact are clinically …

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a sudden, severe, brief, stabbing, and recurrent pain within one
or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. Type 1 as intermittent and Type 2 as constant pain …

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary unilateral contractions of the
muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve, usually starting around the eyes before …

Microvascular decompression (MVD) is an effective and safe treatment option that offers the
prospect of definitive cure for hemifacial spasm (HFS). However, there are potential risks of …

Neurovascular compression syndromes (NVC) are challenging disorders resulting from the
compression of cranial nerves at the root entry/exit zone. Clinically, we can distinguish the …

Vascular compression syndromes are a group of disorders in which direct cranial nerve
(CN) compression by blood vessels causes mechanical irritation and varying degrees of …

Trigeminal neuralgia is defined by its clinical characteristics of paroxysmal unilateral facial
pain in a well-defined territory. Distribution of the pain may be in one or several of the …

Classically, neuropathic pain is described as a pain caused by a lesion or disease of the
somatosensory system. However, one must note that the presence of somatosensory …

The most frequent neurodegenerative proteinopathies include diseases with deposition of
misfolded tau or α-synuclein in the brain. Pathological protein aggregates in the PNS are …