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Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by a Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery Variant and Superior Cerebellar Artery

Trigeminal neuralgia is caused by compression of the trigeminal nerve by arteries or veins in the posterior fossa. A persistent primitive trigeminal artery variant (PPTAv) is an anomalous artery that may cause trigeminal neuralgia. A 65-year-old man presented with left facial pain. Brain magnetic re...

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Autores principales: Miki, Kenji, Natori, Yoshihiro, Mori, Megumu, Kai, Yasutoshi, Yamada, Tetsuhisa, Noguchi, Naoki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31592396
http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2018-0279