Sánchez LA, Herrera AD, Verdecia FR

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 531-534
PDF size: 149.51 Kb.

ABSTRACT

Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia as a cause of trigeminal neuralgia is a condition whose true incidence is still unknown. These cases have been estimated between 2 to 6% of them all. Clinical manifestations can be diverse and include stroke, cognitive symptoms and facial hemispasm. We present the case of a 68 years old male patient with white skin and a history of hypertension and trigeminal neuralgia ailment that attained second and third branches for about 10 years of evolution and refractory to medical treatment. In the studies performed, vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia was diagnosed as the cause of pain.

REFERENCES

1. d Lou M, Caplan LR. Vertebrobasilar dilatative arteriopathy (dolichoectasia). Ann NY Acad Sci. 2010;1184:121-33.

2. Sola RG, Escosa-Bagé M. Descompresión microvascular de la neuralgia del trigémino causada por dolicoectasia vertebrobasilar. Rev Neurol. 2001;3(8):742-5.

3. Ikeda K, Nakamura Y, Hirayama T, Sekine T, Nagata R, Kano O, et al. Cardiovascular risk and neuroradiological profiles in asymptomatic vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010;30(1):23-8.

4. Alcalá G, Gutiérrez JJ, Niño L, Moscote LR, Lozano CF, Sabogal R. Neuralgia del trigémino en pacientes con dolicoectasia vertebro-basilar: revisión de tres casos. Rev Cienc Biomed. 2011;2(2):311-5.

5. Cruz García O, López Flores G, Fernández Melo R, Pérez Morales I, Díaz D. Neuralgia trigeminal causada por arteria vertebrobasilar dolicoectásica. Rev Mex Neuroci. 2006;7(2):179-80.

6. Kraemer JL, Pereira Filho Ade A, David G, Faria M de B. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia as a cause of trigeminal neuralgia: the role of microvascular decompression. Case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006;64(1):128-31.

7. Passero SG, Rossi S. Natural history of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Neurology. 2008;70(1):66-72.

8. Titlic M, Tonkic A, Jukic I, Kolic K, Dolic K. Clinical manifestations of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2008;109(11):528-30.

9. Chamadoira C, Cerejo A, Duarte F, Vaz R. Neuralgia del trigémino provocada por un tumor del ángulo pontocerebeloso contralateral. Caso clínico. Neurocirugía. 2010;21(1):50-2.

10. Zhang ZY, Jiao JS, Xue S, Tian ZH, Liu ZJ. Clinical characteristics and imaging analysis of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2010;90(47):3313-7.

11. Noma N, Kobayashi A, Kamo H, Imamura Y. Trigeminal neuralgia due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: three case reports. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009;108(3):e50-5.