A case with prepontine (clival) arachnoid cyst manifested as trigeminal neuralgia

Emine Genc; Ebru Apaydin Dogan; Yalcin Kocaogullar; Dilek Emlik

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01147.x

A case with prepontine (clival) arachnoid cyst manifested as trigeminal neuralgia

Headache. 2008 Nov-Dec;48(10):1525-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01147.x. Epub 2008 Jun 11.

Authors

Emine Genc¹, Ebru Apaydin Dogan, Yalcin Kocaogullar, Dilek Emlik

Affiliation

¹ Neurology Department, School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Turkey.

PMID: 18549409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01147.x

Abstract

Most cases of "idiopathic" trigeminal neuralgia are thought to originate from vascular compression of the trigeminal root entry zone. In this case, we describe a young man presenting with the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia associated with a prepontine (clival) arachnoid cyst.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arachnoid Cysts / complications*
Arachnoid Cysts / pathology*
Arachnoid Cysts / physiopathology
Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology
Cranial Fossa, Posterior / physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pons / pathology*
Pons / physiopathology
Subarachnoid Space / pathology
Subarachnoid Space / physiopathology
Trigeminal Nerve / pathology*
Trigeminal Nerve / physiopathology
Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology*
Trigeminal Neuralgia / pathology*
Trigeminal Neuralgia / physiopathology
Young Adult