Trigeminal Neuralgia: Medical Management and Surgical Options.

Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. In response to a question about trigeminal neuralgia, its diagnosis, medical therapies, surgical procedures, and treatment outcomes will be discussed.

OnabotulinumtoxinA in Migraine and Other Headaches: Review and Update.

Purpose Of The Review: The role of onabotulinumtoxinA in headache management was serendipitously found over a decade ago and approved for chronic migraine in 2010 based on pivotal studies. The purpose of this review is to highlight the impact on headache and other health parameters which is critically reviewed, as well as the putative mechanisms of action.

Recent Findings: OnabotulinumtoxinA is effective in migraine, not only headache frequency and pain intensity but also other health parameters including quality of life.