Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Pontocerebellar Angle Epidermoid Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Pontocerebellar Angle Epidermoid Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is the most commonly seen craniofacial pain syndrome. Etiology of TN can be divided into classical (idiopathic and vascular compression) and symptomatic (tumor, demyelinating, and ischemic) types. Especially, symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia is seen with tumors located in t...

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Main Authors: Muhammet Bahadır Yılmaz, Semra Yılmaz, Ayhan Tekiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2015-03-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Trigeminal neuralgia
epidermoid tumor
pontocerebellar angle
treatment
Online Access:http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-64597&look4=

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