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Trigeminal Neuralgia in Aqueduct Stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

William S. Tucker ,
Ross Fleming ,
Ferelith A. Taylor  and
Hart Schutz
William S. Tucker
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western and St. Michael's Hospitals, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
Ross Fleming
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western and St. Michael's Hospitals, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
Ferelith A. Taylor
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western and St. Michael's Hospitals, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
Hart Schutz*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western and St. Michael's Hospitals, and the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
*
Toronto Western Medical Building, 25 Leonard Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2R2.
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Trigeminal neuralgia was the presenting symptom in two patients with aqueduct stenosis, hydrocephalus, and raised intracranial pressure. Treatment of the hydrocephalus resulted in the remission of pain in both patients.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1978 , pp. 331 - 333
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1978

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