Trigeminal neuralgia caused by a persistent primitive trigeminal artery variant passing through Meckel’s cavity: a case report
Abstract Background Persistent primitive trigeminal artery variant (PPTAv) is a rare remnant of the primitive intracranial embryonic anastomotic arteries, and its persistence has an unknown etiology. Trigeminal neuralgia attributed to a PPTAv passing through Meckel’s cavity is extremely uncommon. Ca...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03483-1 |