Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery
A 66-year-old man presented with typical trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed a primitive trigeminal artery (PTA) that came into contact with the trigeminal nerve. Based on MRA, we performed microvascular decompression (MVD). In the operational field, we confirmed...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Neurosurgical Society
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4217070/ |