TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous Meckel′s cave hematoma: A rare cause of trigeminal neuralgia
AU - Grasso, Giovanni
AU - Granata, Francesca
AU - Marino, Daniele
AU - Alafaci, Concetta
AU - Salpietro, Francesco M.
AU - Tomasello, Francesco
AU - Granata, Francesca
AU - Tomasello, Francesco
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: The most common etiology of classic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is vascular compression. However, other causes must be considered. Among these, spontaneous hematoma of the Meckel′s cave (MC) causing symptomatic TN is very rare. Case Description: We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with a 2-month history of left TN and diplopia. Neuroradiological examinations revealed a well-defined hematoma in the left MC. The patient underwent surgical decompression with a progressive neurological improvement. Conclusion: Despite the number of lesions potentially affecting the MC, spontaneous hemorrhage is rare but should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis.
AB - Background: The most common etiology of classic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is vascular compression. However, other causes must be considered. Among these, spontaneous hematoma of the Meckel′s cave (MC) causing symptomatic TN is very rare. Case Description: We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with a 2-month history of left TN and diplopia. Neuroradiological examinations revealed a well-defined hematoma in the left MC. The patient underwent surgical decompression with a progressive neurological improvement. Conclusion: Despite the number of lesions potentially affecting the MC, spontaneous hemorrhage is rare but should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/192244
UR - http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com
M3 - Article
VL - 6
SP - S445-S447
JO - Surgical Neurology International
JF - Surgical Neurology International
SN - 2152-7806
ER -