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