title: Microvascular decompression of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery for intermediate nerve neuralgia.
abstract: The authors present the case of a 63-year-old woman with a 5-year history of intractable paroxysmal 'atypical' otofacial pain. The patient's pain attacks were not typical for either trigeminal or vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia. Surgical exploration via a suboccipital retromastoid craniotomy showed vascular compression of the nervus intermedius by the anterior inferior cerebellar artery and the patient's pain was successfully managed with microvascular decompression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Benha Medical School, Kalubia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Walid M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Younes
authors.forename: Hans-Holger
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Capelle
authors.forename: Joachim K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome