Atypic geniculate neuralgia: atypic anatomic correlation of cranial nerve roots and AICA
- 30 April 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 151 (8), 1003-1004
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0367-5
Abstract
Geniculate neuralgia is a rare cause of craniofacial pains. The anterior inferior cerebellar artery is the offending vessel which compress nervus intermedius in the patients with typical geniculate neuralgia. We report a patient whose pain was atypical for either geniculate neuralgia and trigeminal neuralgia. At operation the anterior inferior cerebellar artery was coursing with the nerves and was separated. After the decompression the pain resolved immediately.Keywords
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