Contralateral trigeminal neuropathy in a case of convexity cerebellar meningioma.

Autor: Ghosh K; Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurology and Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata., Ghorai SP, Saha S, Roy S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the Indian Medical Association [J Indian Med Assoc] 2010 Sep; Vol. 108 (9), pp. 602-3.
Abstrakt: Cerebellar convexity meningioma is a rare entity and associated contralateral trigeminal neuropathy is even rarer presentation. We here a case of left sided convexity cerebellar meningioma associated with right trigeminal neuropathy in a 63-year-old lady is presented. Suboccipital craniectomy (left) and near total removal was done. The hypoaesthesia of right hemiface disappeared totally at the time of discharge.
Databáze: MEDLINE