Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors: Surgical Series

Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors: Surgical Series

Abstract Introduction Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors represent an important cause of persistent and refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN). It is believed that ∼ between 1 and 9.9% of the cases of patients presenting with TN painful manifestation are caused by space-occupying lesions...

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Main Authors: Lucas Crociati Meguins, Thayanna Bentes Lemanski Lopes Rodrigues, Ricardo Lourenço Caramanti, Carlos Eduardo Dale Aglio Rocha, Matheus Rodrigo Laurenti, Mario José Góes, Dionei Freitas de Moraes, Waldir Antonio Tognola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-03-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
trigeminal neuralgia
cerebellopontine angle tumors
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1678593

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