Atlas of Surgical Therapy for Migraine and Tension-Type Headache

Preface.- 1 General Concepts and Historical Notes.- 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Vascularization and Innervation of the Human Scalp.- 3 Surgical Anatomy of Craniofacial Nerves Regarding to Migraine Surgery.- 4 Anatomy of the Supraorbital Region .- 5 Anatomy of the Greater Occipital Nerve Compression Site in Migraine Surgery.- 6 Dimensional Ct Angiograms in the Planning of Vascular Surgery for Migraine and Cluster Headache.- 7 Botulinum Neurotoxin: Basic Facts, Physiology & Pharmacology.- 8 Anatomical, Regional, Targeted (Art) Botulinum Toxin Injection for Migraine and Chronic Headaches.- 9 Deactivation of Frontal Trigger Sites.- 10 Decompression Endoscopic Surgery for Frontal Secondary Headache Attributed to Supraorbital and Supratrochlear Nerve Entrapment: The Utrecht Experience.- 11 D-Knife Decompression Technique (DDT), Amirlak Modification of Endoscopic Son Decompression .- 12 Surgery for Rhinosinusitis and Rhinogenic Headache.- 13 Deactivation of Temporal Trigger Sites.- 14 Auriculotemporal Nerve (Atn) Traction Neurectomy and Lysis of the Temporal Artery (Amirlak Modification) .- 15 The Use of Fat Grafting for the Treatment of Chronic Headache of Cervical Origin.- 16 Deactivation of Occipital Trigger Sites.- 17 Amirlak Modification of Site 4 Decompression: Endoscopic Assisted Decompression of the Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) With Radical Excision of the Occipital Artery.

The approaches to the complex field of chronic headache are rapidly evolving; accordingly, this timely and well-illustrated volume offers an in-depth description of all currently available surgical options for the treatment of migraine and headache (MH). With more than 300 high-quality figures, and written by an international panel of experts, this first edition of the Atlas of Surgical Therapy for Migraine and Tension-Type Headache, provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to perform state-of-the-art MH surgical techniques, while reviewing relevant anatomical issues and their implications for treatment. In light of the interdisciplinary nature of migraine treatment, this book will prove an invaluable resource for MH practitioners from the resident plastic surgeon to the neurosurgeon and neurologist, and health care professionals across various fields of clinical medicine. 

Prof. Edoardo Raposio, MD, PhD, graduated at the University of Genoa and is specialized in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and in Hand Surgery. He has obtained a PhD at the University of Tromso, Norway, and is currently the Director of the Chair and Residency Program in Plastic Surgery at the University of Parma, Italy. During his academic career, he gained international experience as visiting professor in several Plastic Surgery Departments, both in Europe and USA. His clinical activities are mainly focused on the surgical treatment of migraine headache and primary hyperhidrosis with minimally invasive techniques. He authored more than 150 international papers in the field.