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Trigeminal Neuralgia and Cerebellopontine‐Angle Lipoma in a Child
Author(s) -
Raieli Vincenzo,
Eliseo Gianluca,
Manfrè Luigi,
Pandolfi Eleonora,
Romano Marcello,
Eliseo Mario
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.041007720.x
Subject(s) - cerebellopontine angle , trigeminal neuralgia , medicine , trigeminal nerve , lipoma , magnetic resonance imaging , neuralgia , cranial nerve disease , anatomy , radiology , surgery , neuropathic pain , anesthesia , optic nerve
Trigeminal neuralgia and cerebellopontine‐angle lipomas are very rare in children. We describe the history and findings of an 8‐year‐old boy with right trigeminal neuralgia and a lipoma detected by magnetic resonance imaging at the level of the root‐entry zone of the right seventh cranial nerve. We propose a possible mechanism of infiltration of the trigeminal rootlets by the lipoma.