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Otology /Neurotology /Cranial Base Surgery / Craniofacial Reconstruction


Occipital Neuralgia: Causes, Diagnosis, and Expert Treatment I AF Medico, Belgrade
Occipital Neuralgia: Causes, Diagnosis, and Expert Treatment in Belgrade
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Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: The Rarer Cousin of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Prof. Dr. Andrew J. Fishman, a leading specialist in otology, neurotology, and cranial base surgery at AF Medico Belgrade, Serbia, has extensive…
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Glomus Jugulare: Expert Skull Base Surgery at AF Medico Belgrade
Glomus Jugulare Surgery Belgrade | Prof. Dr. Andrew J. Fishman | AF Medico
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Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare cranial nerve pain disorder that can cause sharp, electric, one-sided pain in the throat, tonsil area, base of the tongue, or deep ear. Because its symptoms often resemble ear, throat, dental, or tonsil problems, it is frequently missed or misdiagnosed. This article explains the key symptoms, diagnostic approach, difference from Eagle syndrome, and treatment options including medication, nerve blocks, and microvascular decompression.
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Trigeminal Neuralgia and Microvascular Decompression
Author : Prof. Dr. Andrew J. Fishman, M.D. Board-Certified Surgeon in Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base, Head and Neck, Facial Reconstructive, and Sinonasal & Maxillary Surgery Trigeminal neuralgia is sometimes called “the suicide disease” — a label that captures the severity of the pain and the desperation it produces in patients who have not yet found effective treatment. The good news is that this label belongs to a previous era. Modern treatment of trigeminal neuralgia is
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Facial Pain and Headache: Treatment for the Pain Syndromes Most Often Misdiagnosed
Author : Prof. Dr. Andrew J. Fishman, M.D. Board-Certified Surgeon in Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base, Head and Neck, Facial Reconstructive, and Sinonasal & Maxillary Surgery If You Are Reading This After Years of Pain Facial Pain and Headache: Treatment for the Pain Syndromes Most Often Misdiagnosed by Prof Dr. Andrew Fishman You may have already seen a number of physicians. You may have been told your pain is “just” migraine, or TMJ, or sinus, or stress. You may have been
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