title: MULTIPLE INTRACRANIAL SCHWANNOMAS: CASE REPORT.
abstract: Schwannomas are benign encapsulated tumors arising from the sheaths of peripheral nerves. They present as slowly enlarging solitary lumps, which may cause neurological defects. Multiple schwannomas in non-neurofi bromatosis type 2 patients are extremely rare. We report a case
  of a 60-year-old female patient, without any family history of neurofibromatosis or schwannomatosis, presented with trigeminal neuralgia and progressive facial nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of acoustic schwannoma involving facial nerve and trigeminal schwannoma of
  the cisternal part of the nerve involving gasserian ganglion (Meckel’s cave). After gamma knife radiosurgery, trigeminal neuralgia was relieved completely with improvement of facial nerve palsy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mihalj
authors.forename: Krešimir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dolić
authors.forename: Pavao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jurinović
authors.forename: Nikolina Ivica
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Miše
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Titlić
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pintarić
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery