Links to information about trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, vagal neuralgia, superior laryngeal neuralgia, nervus intermedius or geniculate neuralgia, and hemifacial spasm, with special emphasis on surgical treatments such as microvascular decompression, Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, and radiofrequency lesioning.

• Information on surgical treatments of Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Microvascular decompression
  • Differential thermal rhizotomy (aka Radio Frequency Lesioning, RF gangliolysis, RFL)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Homepage.
• A discussion of Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment Options from the University of Pittsburgh.
• Clinical Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia Satoshi Maesawa, M.D., Camille Salame, M.D., John C. Flickinger, M.D., Stephen Pirris, B.S., Douglas Kondziolka, M.D., L. Dade Lunsford, M.D. UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Facial Neuralgia Resources Facial Neuralgia Resources is a direct offshoot of Trigeminal Neuralgia Resouces, a patient-to-patient resource established four years ago by a group of TN and facial neuralgia patients. The focus is expanded from TN to include all cranial neuralgias in order to provide more information on these rare conditions. Facial Neuralgia Resources formerly Trigeminal Neuralgia Resources from Jakke Makela & The TNR Editors (recommended).
• Gamma Knife and other stereotactic radiosurgery links
• TN-L an email discussion group devoted to trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain
  • You can join this group by sending the message "sub TN-L your name" to listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu
  • To send mail to the group, write to: tn-l@uafsysb.uark.edu
• An open discusssion on trigeminal neuralgia is provided by the MGH NeurologyWebForums.
• Information about Tegretol (carbamazepine) from www.mentalhealth.com
• Links to other online information regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and support of people with chronic pain syndromes

Hemifacial spasm/facial nerve links

• Microvascular decompression

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