Imaging Advances in Facial Pain – WSSFN – World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

In this webinar, we will explore the role of advanced brain imaging techniques in the understanding of facial pain, with a focus on trigeminal neuralgia. The session will address recent technical advancements in imaging and their impact on revealing nerve and brain related abnormalities in pain. We will then examine emerging therapeutic strategies and their relevance to the surgical management of facial pain.

Speaker

Dr. Mojgan Hodaie

Dr. Mojgan Hodaie is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and the Greg Wilkins-Barrick Chair in International Surgery at the University Health Network. Dr. Hodaie’s scientific research focuses primarily on advanced methods of MRI imaging in functional neurosurgery. She has published key papers focusing on microstructural changes in trigeminal neuralgia, methods of small fiber tractography and structural neuroanatomical changes in the CNS gray and white matter in facial neuropathic pain. She was named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2023, in recognition of her research and clinical contributions.

Moderated by Dr Nico Enslin
Consultant neurosurgeon
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Constantiaberg
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa