Open AccessTic douloureux in patients with incidental intracranial meningioma; MR findings and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ahmed Elsotouhy,
Ahmed Awad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine /the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2090-4762
pISSN - 0378-603X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2015.02.006
Subject(s) - trigeminal neuralgia , medicine , trigeminal nerve , meningioma , radiology , neuralgia , surgery , anesthesia , neuropathic pain
Patients with trigeminal neuralgia undergo various investigations in-order to rule-out suspected underlying causes. MRI has proven to be the imaging modality of choice when trigeminal nerve pathology is suspected; it also provides useful guidance in-terms of management decisions.We discuss two middle aged ladies who presented with trigeminal neuralgia, MRI in both of them revealed the presence of intracranial extra-axial mass lesions with the characteristic features of meningioma causing trigeminal nerve compression and explaining the cause of neuralgia