Isolated Trigeminal Neuropathy due to Trigeminal Nerve Root Hemorrhage
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included computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Figure 1A and B), and cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Medical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia was started, however this proved to be unsuccessful. His pain worsened, and repeat MRI showed an enlarged, non-enhancing lesion at the root entry zone of the trigeminal nerve (Figure 1C). A neoplastic etiology was suspected, and the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100000263