title: Atypic geniculate neuralgia: atypic anatomic correlation of cranial nerve roots and AICA.
abstract: Geniculate neuralgia is a rare cause of craniofacial pains. The anterior inferior cerebellar artery is the offending vessel which compress nervus intermedius in the patients with typical geniculate neuralgia. We report a patient whose pain was atypical for either geniculate neuralgia and trigeminal neuralgia. At operation the anterior inferior cerebellar artery was coursing with the nerves and was separated. After the decompression the pain resolved immediately.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir Training and Research Hospital, Arikent Sitesi C-7 Blok D:9 Narlidere, 35360 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Füsun Demirçivi
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Yusuf Kurtuluş
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Duransoy
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camlar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D016697:Herpes Zoster Oticus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D061285:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Injuries