title: Trigeminal neuralgia caused by a dilated superior cerebellar artery and a draining vein of cerebellar arteriovenous malformations: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) secondary to arterivenous malformations (AVMs) is relatively rare. We here report on a case of TN caused by cerebellar AVMs that was successfully treated by total AVMs resection in conjunction with microvasecular decompression (MVD) in one stage. In addition, we perform a review of the literature about the treatment of TN caused by cerebellar AVMs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing, 100053, China.
authors.forename: Zi-Yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing, 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing, 100053, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Qi
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing, 100053, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Hai
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing, 100053, China. ling-feng@vip.163.com.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7580-807X
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Arteriovenous malformations; Cerebellum; Microvascular decompression; Treatment; Trigeminal neuralgia