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Case Reports
. 2003 Feb;46(1):47-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-2003-37959.

Trigeminal neuralgia presenting as Chiari I malformation

A Chakraborty  1 , S Bavetta, J Leach, N Kitchen
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Trigeminal neuralgia presenting as Chiari I malformation

A Chakraborty et al. Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2003 Feb.

Abstract

Chiari I malformation usually presents with headache, numbness, weakness and gait abnormalities. We present a 38-year-old female with trigeminal neuralgia who was found to have a Chiari I malformation. She had a foramen magnum decompression with complete resolution of her symptoms.

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