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Arterial compression of the fifth cranial nerve causing trigeminal neuralgia: angiographic findings. 1986

E E de Lange, and G J Vielvoye, and J H Voormolen

A common cause of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is compression of the root of the fifth cranial nerve by a tortuous basilar artery or one of its branches. Microvascular decompression surgery has proved valuable in relieving the symptoms of these patients with nerve compression. We performed vertebral angiography on 22 patients with TN. The angiographic appearances were compared with the findings obtained from an anatomic study in which the positions of 20 trigeminal nerves in the skull were determined radiographically in 12 cadavers. By using this information, we were able to predict the presence of arterial-nerve compression in 20 of the 22 patients, and these positions were later confirmed at surgery. We describe the angiographic findings in patients with TN as well as the findings in a control group of 159 individuals with no history of TN. From these preliminary results, angiography appears to be valuable in the preoperative evaluation of patients with TN.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000792 Angiography Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium. Arteriography,Angiogram,Angiograms,Angiographies,Arteriographies
D014277 Trigeminal Neuralgia A syndrome characterized by recurrent episodes of excruciating pain lasting several seconds or longer in the sensory distribution of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE. Pain may be initiated by stimulation of trigger points on the face, lips, or gums or by movement of facial muscles or chewing. Associated conditions include MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, vascular anomalies, ANEURYSMS, and neoplasms. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p187) Tic Doloureux,Tic Douloureux,Epileptiform Neuralgia,Fothergill Disease,Secondary Trigeminal Neuralgia,Trifacial Neuralgia,Trigeminal Neuralgia, Idiopathic,Trigeminal Neuralgia, Secondary,Disease, Fothergill,Epileptiform Neuralgias,Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia,Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgias,Neuralgia, Epileptiform,Neuralgia, Idiopathic Trigeminal,Neuralgia, Secondary Trigeminal,Neuralgia, Trifacial,Neuralgia, Trigeminal,Secondary Trigeminal Neuralgias,Trifacial Neuralgias,Trigeminal Neuralgias

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