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 …

Disregarding the widely used division of skull base into anterior and lateral, since the skull
base should be conceived as a single anatomic structure, it was to our convenience to group …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS) treated
with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) vs. those treated with stereotactic …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a major complication after elective neurosurgical
procedures. The aim of this systematic literature review is to summarize the incidence rates …

Object Fully endoscopicmicrovascular decompression (E-MVD) of the trigeminal nerve was
initially described more than 1 decade ago, but has not yet gained wide acceptance. The …

Object Widespread use of MR imaging has contributed to the more frequent diagnosis of
vestibular schwannomas (VSs). These tumors represent 10% of primary adult intracranial …

Surgical approaches to pain management are performed when medication cannot control
pain or patients cannot tolerate the adverse effects of the medication. Microvascular …

OBJECT The combined microscopic and endoscopic technique has shown significant
advantages in the management of various lesions through different approaches. Endoscopic …

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic surgery has revolutionized surgery of the ventral skull base but has
not yet been widely adopted for use in the cerebellopontine angle. Given the relatively …

BACKGROUND: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought
to be caused by demyelinating plaques within the nerve root entry zone, the trigeminal …