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Metrizamide demonstration of the subarachnoid space surrounding the Gasserian ganglion

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The chance opacification of the subarachnoid space surrounding the Gasserian ganglion, observed during metrizamide basal cisternography, is reported. This is compared to similar demonstrations of the optic subarachnoid space. Such infrequently observed images should be known because they may be related to the occurrence of trigeminal neuralgia.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

    D. Christmann & E. Babin

  2. Service de Neuroradiologie, CHU de Strasbourg, I place de l'Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    D. Christmann

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Christmann, D., Babin, E. Metrizamide demonstration of the subarachnoid space surrounding the Gasserian ganglion. Neuroradiology 19, 219–220 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376712

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