Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia caused by trigeminocerebellar artery

Autor: Michihiro Kohno, Ken Matsushima, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Yutaka Takusagawa, Norio Ichimasu
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Neurosurgical Focus: Video. 3:V4
ISSN: 2643-5217
DOI: 10.3171/2020.7.focvid2017
Popis: In this operative video, the authors demonstrate the case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with typical right trigeminal neuralgia by a trigeminocerebellar artery (TCA). The TCA was first defined by Marinković as a unique branch of the basilar artery supplying both the trigeminal nerve root and the cerebellar hemisphere. As a result of the close relationship between this vessel and the nerve root, the TCA might compress the nerve root, thereby causing trigeminal neuralgia. However, few cases of trigeminal neuralgia caused by TCA have been reported. This video shows the microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia by the TCA.The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/UnGsCQRK6aY
Databáze: OpenAIRE