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

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...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 2009-08, Vol.151 (8), p.1003-1004
Main Authors: Özer, Füsun Demirçivi, Duransoy, Yusuf Kurtuluş, Çamlar, Mahmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Basilar Artery - pathology
Basilar Artery - physiopathology
Basilar Artery - surgery
Brief Report of a Special Case
Decompression, Surgical - methods
Facial Nerve - pathology
Facial Nerve - physiopathology
Facial Nerve - surgery
Facial Nerve Diseases - etiology
Facial Nerve Diseases - pathology
Facial Nerve Diseases - physiopathology
Facial Pain - etiology
Facial Pain - pathology
Facial Pain - physiopathology
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Herpes Zoster Oticus - etiology
Herpes Zoster Oticus - pathology
Herpes Zoster Oticus - physiopathology
Humans
Interventional Radiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Procedures - methods
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Surgical Orthopedics
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
Vertigo - etiology
Vestibulocochlear Nerve - surgery
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Injuries
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-009-0367-5