Successful Endovascular Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by a CarotidCavernous Fistula: Case Report

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Luciano Manzato Paulo M. Mesquita Filho Octavio Karam Victor E. Angeliero Arthur Alberice de Oliveira Luiza Rech Köhler José R. Vanzin

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Luciano Manzato
Interventional Neuroradiology Department, Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) of the cavernous sinus are arteriovenous connections located in the dura mater leaflets of this region. The usual presentation of a DAVF is predominantly ocular, with symptoms such as diplopia, conjunctival injection, involvement of cranial nerves III/IV/VI, exophthalmos, and chemosis. Trigeminal neuralgia caused by a cavernous DAVF is extremely rare. To the best our knowledge, this is only the fourth report in the world literature. We describe the case of a patient treated by embolization in whom the only presenting symptom of DAVF was trigeminal neuralgia. After endovascular treatment, the patient became asymptomatic.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 29, May 2020
Accepted: Fri 03, Jul 2020
Published: Sat 11, Jul 2020

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© 2023 Luciano Manzato. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.07.09