To be or not to be a neurovascular conflict: importance of the preoperative identification of the neurovascular conflict in the trigeminal neuralgia

The trigeminal neuralgia caused by neurovascular compression is a neurosurgical pathology requiring the preoperative identification as exact as possible of the neurovascular conflict. In this case, neuroimaging is very useful, as it allows not only the determination of the neurovascular conflict of...

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Published inRomanian neurosurgery Vol. 30; no. 3
Main Authors Dana Mihaela Turliuc, B. Dobrovăţ, A. I. Cucu, Ş. Turliuc, Daniela Trandafir, Claudia Florida Costea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Academic Publishing 01.09.2016
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neurovascular compression syndrome
trigeminal nerve
trigeminal neuralgia
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Summary:The trigeminal neuralgia caused by neurovascular compression is a neurosurgical pathology requiring the preoperative identification as exact as possible of the neurovascular conflict. In this case, neuroimaging is very useful, as it allows not only the determination of the neurovascular conflict of the trigeminal nerve, but also the correct indication of an adequate surgical approach.
ISSN:1220-8841
2344-4959