Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery

A 66-year-old man presented with typical trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed a primitive trigeminal artery (PTA) that came into contact with the trigeminal nerve. Based on MRA, we performed microvascular decompression (MVD). In the operational field, we confirmed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Park, Chang Kyu, Choi, Hyuk Jai, Lee, Sung Ho, Rhee, Bong Arm
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4217070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25368776
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2014.56.3.278
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Sumario:A 66-year-old man presented with typical trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed a primitive trigeminal artery (PTA) that came into contact with the trigeminal nerve. Based on MRA, we performed microvascular decompression (MVD). In the operational field, we confirmed the PTA location and performed MVD successfully. Postoperatively, the patient's pain subsided without any complications.

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