Arterial cross compression of the trigeminal nerve at the pons in trigeminal neuralgia. Case report with autopsy findings.
The autopsy findings in a patient with trigeminal neuralgia who died from unrelated causes are presented. Arterial cross compression of the appropriate trigeminal nerve at the pons was demonstrated. The relationship of arterial cross compression to trigeminal neuralgia is briefly discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011149:Pons; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery