Neurosurgical and Medical Management of Pain: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Pain

1. Introduction.- I. Basic Science of Pain.- 2. Neuroanatomical, Neurophysiological, and Neurochemical Basis of Pain.- II. Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 3. Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Facial Pains: Diagnosis, Natural History, and Nonsurgical Treatment.- 4. Overview of Neurosurgical Treatment of Facial Neuralgias.- 5. Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia by Radiofrequency Electrocoagulation.- 6. Retrogasserian Glycerol Injection With or Without Radiofrequency Electrocoagulation for Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 7. Suboccipital Craniectomy and Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 8. Trigeminal Neuralgia and Brain Tumors.- 9. Bilateral Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 10. Trigeminal Neuralgia and Multiple Sclerosis.- 11. Neuralgia of the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Nerves.- III. Chronic Benign Pain.- 12. Anesthesiologic Management of Chronic Benign Pain.- 13. Psychiatric Management of Chronic Benign Pain.- 14. Physiatric Management of Chronic Benign Pain.- 15. Neurosurgical Aspects of Chronic Pain.- 16. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Relief of Chronic Pain.- 17. Intraspinal Morphine for Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain.- 18. Deep Brain Stimulation for Relief of Chronic Pain.- 19. Noncancer Pain, Other Operations: Sympathectomy, Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesions, Dorsal Rhizotomy, Facet Denervation.- IV. Cancer Pain.- 20. Cancer Pain: Natural History and Pharmacological Treatment.- 21. Introduction to Neurosurgical Treatment of Cancer Pain.- 22. Anterolateral Spinal Cordotomy for Cancer Pain.- 23. Neurosurgical Treatment (Other Than Cordotomy) for Cancer Pain.- V. Appendix.- 24. Trigeminal Neuralgia Questionnaire.