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Atypic geniculate neuralgia: atypic anatomic correlation of cranial nerve roots and AICA

Authors: Füsun Demirçivi Özer, Yusuf Kurtuluş Duransoy, Mahmut Çamlar

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 8/2009

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.

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Title: Atypic geniculate neuralgia: atypic anatomic correlation of cranial nerve roots and AICA
Authors: Füsun Demirçivi Özer
Yusuf Kurtuluş Duransoy
Mahmut Çamlar
Publication date: 01-08-2009
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0367-5

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