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A Case With Prepontine (Clival) Arachnoid Cyst Manifested as Trigeminal Neuralgia
Author(s) -
Genc Emine,
Dogan Ebru Apaydin,
Kocaogullar Yalcın,
Emlik Dilek
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01147.x
Subject(s) - trigeminal neuralgia , medicine , arachnoid cyst , cyst , surgery
Most cases of “idiopathic” trigeminal neuralgia are thought to originate from vascular compression of the trigeminal root entry zone. In this case, we describe a young man presenting with the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia associated with a prepontine (clival) arachnoid cyst.