Case Report: Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by a Minute Meningioma with Hyperostosed Suprameatal Tubercle

Case Report: Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by a Minute Meningioma with Hyperostosed Suprameatal Tubercle

Cerebellopontine angle tumors might occasionally provoke trigeminal neuralgia but are usually large enough to be diagnosed radiographically. We present a case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by a very small meningioma covering the suprameatal tubercle that displayed hyperostosis at the entrance of Me...

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Main Authors: Yukitomo Ishi, Katsuyuki Asaoka, Taku Sugiyama, Yuka Yokoyama, Kazuyoshi Yamazaki, Sumire Echizenya, Koji Itamoto, Kohei Echizenya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Trigeminal neuralgia
Brain tumor
Meningioma
Cerebellopontine angle
Meckelߣs cave
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/438856

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