Vascular compression in glossopharyngeal neuralgia: demonstration by high-resolution MRI at 3 tesla.
We report a case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia with vascular compression. High-resolution MRI at 3 tesla demonstrated the posterior inferior cerebellar artery to be closely related to the rootlets of the left glossopharyngeal nerve in a patient who suffered attacks of burning sensation in the left side of the throat. The MRI findings were confirmed at curative surgery.
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Department of Radiology, Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt-University, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13352 Berlin, Germany. Frank.Fischbach@charite.de
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Ricke
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D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D020435:Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male