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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2003; 46(1): 47-49
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37959
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37959
Case Report
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Trigeminal Neuralgia Presenting as Chiari I Malformation
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Publication History
Publication Date:
17 March 2003 (online)
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.
Key words
Chiari I - Trigeminal Neuralgia - Foramen Magnum Decompression
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N. Kitchen, MD FRCS (SN)
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