Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by an Intraneural Spiral Trigeminocerebellar Artery: A Case Report

Abstract The trigeminocerebellar artery (TCA) is a branch of the basilar artery that may have an intraneural course and may cause trigeminal neuralgia. We report a case of trigeminal neuralgia with right vertebral artery aneurysm caused by an intraneural TCA that compressed the trigeminal nerve in m...

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Main Authors: Naoki Wakuta, Hiroshi Abe, Masani Nonaka, Toshio Higashi, Tetsuya Ueba, Tooru Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1543975