Trigeminal neuralgia as the sole manifestation of an Arnold-Chiari type I malformation: Case report

Headache

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 625-627

  Caranci, Giovanni ^a   Mercurio, Alessio ^a   Altieri, Marta ^a   Di Piero, Vittorio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari type I malformation; Trigeminal neuralgia; Trigeminal ophthlmic division

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NIMESULIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 41549105423     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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