Part 1: Developments in the Management & Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Welcome to The Nerve, a podcast dedicated to exploring issues related to neuropathic facial pain. In this episode, host Liam Winters, the FPA's Manager of Development and Professional Outreach, is joined by three specialists in facial pain care: Dr. Michael Brisman, a neurosurgeon with NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery in Rockville Centre, NY; Dr. Ivan Mikolaenko, a neurologist in Brooklyn, NY; and Dr. Leester Wu, a radiation oncologist with Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, NY.

 

A couple of months ago, the three of them joined the Facial Pain Association for a live webinar on developments in the management and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, and we received so many thoughtful questions from our audience that we wanted to bring them back for a deeper conversation. In Part 1 of this two-part episode, the panel explores how trigeminal neuralgia is diagnosed and the range of medical and procedural treatments available to patients.