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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Annals of Otology and Neurotology 2020; 3(02): 090-092
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703972
Case Report

Vestibular Paroxysmia with Trigeminal Neuralgia: Simultaneous Occurrence of Two Compression Syndromes: A Rare Case Report

Anita Bhandari 
1   Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, Vertigo and Ear Clinic, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Shivam Sharma 
2   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Abstract

Neurovascular compression syndromes are compression of cranial nerves by blood vessels leading to troublesome symptoms. They mostly occur due to a single vessel loop compression. Here, we report two rare cases with simultaneous fifth and eighth nerve compression by anterior inferior cerebellar artery and superior cerebellar artery loops together.

Keywords

neurovascular compression - vestibular paroxysmia - trigeminal neuralgia


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Article published online:
27 March 2020

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