Cerebellopontine angle cysticercus and concurrent vascular compression in a case of trigeminal neuralgia

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-22

  Revuelta, Rogelio ^a   Soto Hernández, José Luis ^a   Vales, Lourdes Olivia ^a   González, Ramón Hinojoza ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anteroinferior cerebellar artery; Cysticercosis; Microvascular decompression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0344551894     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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