Arachnoid cyst of quadrigeminal cistern presenting as trigeminal neuralgia.
We describe an extremely rare case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by an arachnoid cyst located in the contralateral cerebellopontine angle.
Mitsos
A P
AP
Department of Neurosurgery, General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. aristotelismit@yahoo.com
Samelis
A I
AI
Panteleakou-Sameli
H M
HM
Kottas
G D
GD
D000368:Aged; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*