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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1996;25(3): 641-644. |
| Contralateral Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Acoustic Neurinoma. |
| Ji Soo Jang, Jae Wook Song, Sang Min Youn, Sang Hyung Lee, Chang Hun Rhee, Seung Hoon Lee |
| Department of Neurosugery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Acase of trigeminal neuralgia caused by a contralateral acoustic neurinoma is presented. After removal of the tumor, the neuralgic pain has completely disappeared. The pathophysiology of this entity is briefly reviewed. The neuralgic pain may be caused by the compression of the contralateral trigeminal nerve by the mass effect in this case. |
| Key Words:
Acoustic neurinoma; Trigeminal neuragia |
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