Trigeminal neuralgia presenting as Chiari I malformation

A Chakraborty; S Bavetta; J Leach; N Kitchen

doi:10.1055/s-2003-37959

Trigeminal neuralgia presenting as Chiari I malformation

Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2003 Feb;46(1):47-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-37959.

Authors

A Chakraborty¹, S Bavetta, J Leach, N Kitchen

Affiliation

¹ National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London.

PMID: 12640584
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37959

Abstract

Chiari I malformation usually presents with headache, numbness, weakness and gait abnormalities. We present a 38-year-old female with trigeminal neuralgia who was found to have a Chiari I malformation. She had a foramen magnum decompression with complete resolution of her symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / pathology*
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology*
Trigeminal Neuralgia / pathology*
Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery