Arteriovenous malformation in the cerebellopontine angle presenting as trigeminal neuralgia

A case of arteriovenous malformation of the left cerebellopontine angle causing symptoms of ipsilateral trigeminal neuralgia is reported. Pain relief followed microsurgical removal of the malformation. The authors review the literature on the subject.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paulo C. Figueiredo, Mario Brock A. Mattos de Oliveira Jr, A. Prill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1989-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000100008&lng=en&tlng=en