title: Trigeminal neuralgia from an Arteriovenous malformation: An intra-operative diagnosis.
abstract: We report the case of a 72-year-old lady with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) occult arteriovenous malformation (AVM) causing trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The possibility of an AVM when managing patients with TN should be borne in mind. Where possible, decompression of the trigeminal nerve should be attempted, as first-line therapy.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle Upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Bodiabaduge A P
authors.initials: BAP
authors.lastname: Jayasekera
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle Upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vergani
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neuroradiology , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle Upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gholkar
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle Upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Alistair J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
keywords: arteriovenous malformation; microvascular decompression; trigeminal neuralgia