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1: Neurosurgery. 1991 Jun;28(6):886-7.Links

Arachnoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle manifesting as contralateral trigeminal neuralgia: case report.

Babu R, Murali R.

Department of Neurological Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, New York.

A case of an arachnoid cyst in the cerebellopontine angle manifesting as contralateral trigeminal neuralgia is presented. Decompression and excision of the lesion resulted in total relief of symptoms. The possible causes of contralateral trigeminal neuralgia are briefly reviewed, and the surgical treatment of this entity is discussed.

PMID: 2067614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]