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Hydrocephalus and trigeminal neuralgia: exploring the association and management options
Yuuki Charlie Barke Na1, Shyam Vijay Pujara2, Ahmad Abdelhai Moussa2
1a School of Medicine , Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham , Nottingham , UK.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|April 20, 2017
Abstract:
We report the successful surgical management of three patients with trigeminal neuralgia and hydrocephalus. MRI revealed no neurovascular contact at the trigeminal root entry zone. Trigeminal neuralgic symptoms were controlled following alleviation of hydrocephalus. We hypothesize that trigeminal nerve traction, secondary to hydrocephalus, as the cause for their trigeminal neuralgia.