title: Contralateral trigeminal neuropathy in a case of convexity cerebellar meningioma.
abstract: Cerebellar convexity meningioma is a rare entity and associated contralateral trigeminal neuropathy is even rarer presentation. We here a case of left sided convexity cerebellar meningioma associated with right trigeminal neuropathy in a 63-year-old lady is presented. Suboccipital craniectomy (left) and near total removal was done. The hypoaesthesia of right hemiface disappeared totally at the time of discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurology and Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ghorai
authors.forename: Suniti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Sikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*