Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with Cerebellopontine Angle Lipoma in Childhood

Egemen E., BÖRCEK A. Ö., Karaaslan B., Baykaner M. K.

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, cilt.48, sa.5, ss.306-309, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000351550
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-309
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Paediatric trigeminal neuralgia, Cerebellopontine angle, Intracranial lipoma, Carbamazepine, OF-THE-LITERATURE, INTRACRANIAL LIPOMAS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cerebellopontine angle lipomas are rare and more rarely associated with trigeminal neuralgia especially in childhood. Medical treatment provides relief from the pain; however, the effect may not be permanent. Surgical treatment is associated with a high morbidity rate; therefore, surgery should be considered only in intractable cases. In this article we describe the clinical course and radiological features of a 6-year-old girl with a cerebellopontine angle lipoma who presented with a 4-year history of left-side trigeminal neuralgia, especially in the mandibular area. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extra-axial fatty mass at the level of the 'dorsal-entry zone' of the trigeminal nerve. The pain improved with carbamazepine therapy. Copyright (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel