Trigeminal neuralgia caused by intracranial epidermoid tumour: report of a case.
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Trigeminal neuralgia is a recognized complication in patients with intracranial tumours affecting the trigeminal nerve. This case report describes an epidermoid tumour at the cerebellopontine angle in a middle-aged man with otherwise classical unilateral trigeminal neuralgia. The case highlights the difficulties of diagnosis and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach when trigeminal neuralgia occurs concurrently with a brain tumour.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal
دوره 74 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008