Esmail Jorjani (1042-1137) and his descriptions of trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and bell's palsy

Neurosurgery
Mohammadali M ShojaAaron A Cohen-Gadol

Abstract

Esmail Jorjani was a prominent Persian physician of the 11th and 12th centuries. We present Jorjani's descriptions of probable trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and Bell's palsy. Additionally, on the basis of our translations of his original text, we believe that Jorjani may have been the first to implicate an artery-nerve conflict as an etiology of trigeminal neuralgia. This theory, documented in Jorjani's Treasure of the Khawarazm Shah and elaborated on by Dandy and Jannetta, constitutes the basis of a modern surgical approach to trigeminal neuralgia. The authors also describe the life and works of Esmail Jorjani and review his Treasure for its descriptions related to the aforementioned cranial nerve pathologies.

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Mar 1, 1965·Journal of the Neurological Sciences·N O Ameli
Apr 13, 2007·Journal of Anatomy·Mohammadali M Shoja, R Shane Tubbs
Jun 2, 2009·Journal of Neurosurgery·R Shane TubbsAaron A Cohen-Gadol

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Oct 12, 2010·Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics·Seyed Fazel HosseiniMohammadali M Shoja
Sep 27, 2012·Journal of Neurology·Mohammad M ZarshenasKarim Vessal
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Mar 4, 2014·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Alireza GolshaniMohammadali M Shoja
Sep 23, 2014·Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine·Ali DabbaghSamad E J Golzari
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