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Arachnoid cyst of quadrigeminal cistern presenting as trigeminal neuralgia

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We describe an extremely rare case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by an arachnoid cyst located in the contralateral cerebellopontine angle.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

    A. P. Mitsos & A. I. Samelis

  2. Department of Radiology, General AirForce Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

    H. M. Panteleakou-Sameli

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Athens Veterans Army Hospital, Athens, Greece

    G. D. Kottas

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Mitsos, A., Samelis, A., Panteleakou-Sameli, H. et al. Arachnoid cyst of quadrigeminal cistern presenting as trigeminal neuralgia. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 148, 93–94 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-005-0640-1

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