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Idiopathic trigeminal sensory neuropathy with gadolinium enhancement in the cisternal segment

H. C. HopfC. HansenThomas VogtE. SeidelPeter P. UrbanWibke Müller-forell

subject

Trigeminal nervePalsybusiness.industryGadoliniumchemistry.chemical_elementAnatomymedicine.diseasechemistrymedicineNeuralgiaSensory neuropathyCranial nerve diseaseNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptombusiness

description

The authors report two patients with idiopathic trigeminal sensory neuropathy who showed gadolinium enhancement of the cisternal segment of the corresponding trigeminal nerve in cranial MRI. The resolution of these lesions in a repeat MRI suggests a similarity to Bell's palsy.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2000-03-14Neurology
https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.54.5.1191