Microvascular Decompression and Nervus Intermedius Sectioning for the Treatment of Geniculate Neuralgia

Tyler J. Kenning; Christine S. Kim; Alexander G. Bien

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1675151

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2019; 80(S 03): S316-S317
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675151

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Microvascular Decompression and Nervus Intermedius Sectioning for the Treatment of Geniculate Neuralgia

Authors

Tyler J. Kenning

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States
Christine S. Kim

²Division of Otolaryngology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States
Alexander G. Bien

²Division of Otolaryngology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, United States

³Albany Ear, Nose, and Throat Services, Albany, New York, United States

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Keywords

geniculate neuralgia - microvascular decompression - nervus intermedius - retrosigmoid craniotomy - ear pain - otalgia - nerve sectioning

Fig. 1 Preoperative axial T2 FIESTA MRI showing vascular compression of the right VII/VIII nerve complex by an ectatic vertebral artery and AICA. AICA, anterior inferior cerebellar artery; FIESTA, fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

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Fig. 1 Preoperative axial T2 FIESTA MRI showing vascular compression of the right VII/VIII nerve complex by an ectatic vertebral artery and AICA. AICA, anterior inferior cerebellar artery; FIESTA, fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.