Spontaneous Meckel's cave hematoma: A rare cause of trigeminal neuralgia

BACKGROUND: The most common etiology of classic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is vascular compression. However, other causes must be considered. Among these, spontaneous hematoma of the Meckel's cave (MC) causing symptomatic TN is very rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 60-year-old wo...

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Autores principales: Alafaci, Concetta, Grasso, Giovanni, Granata, Francesca, Marino, Daniele, Salpietro, Francesco M., Tomasello, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Surgical Neurology International: Unique Case Observations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539319
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.166776

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539319
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.166776

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