Pure V1 trigeminal neuralgia caused by a cryptic trigeminal neurinoma

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2001;143(2):203-4. doi: 10.1007/s007010170129.

Abstract

Most idiopathic trigeminal neuralgias are caused by vascular compression at the root entry zone of the trigeminal nerve. (Dandy [1] and Jannetta [2]) We report a case of pure V1 trigeminal neuralgia caused by a small trigeminal neurinoma which had not been detected on preoperative neuroradiological examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / complications*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trigeminal Nerve / pathology*
  • Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / complications*
  • Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / pathology
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology*
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / pathology