Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. Introduction Surgical decompression for arteriovenous compression of the neural elements at the skull base was first described in the early 1900s. After significant refinement of surgical technique over several…
Summary of Key Points Incidence 78,980 new primary brain tumors will be diagnosed in the United States in 2018, of which approximately one-third will be malignant. 3,560 new childhood (ages 0–19 years) primary benign and malignant CNS tumors will be…
SUMMARY Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and glossopharyngeal neuralgia are uncommon facial pain syndromes associated with multiple sclerosis, increasing age, and possibly hypertension. The diagnosis of TN is based on a comprehensive clinical history and physical examination, assisted by radiological investigations. A…