caa a22 4500 388085762 CHVBK 20180307125229.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199910 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100145670 doi S0022215100145670 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100145670 Primary brain stem tethering: a rare cause of geniculate neuralgia [Elektronische Daten] This rare case of brain stem tethering presented with chronic and progressive geniculate neuralgia. In view of the fact that an occipital subcutaneous lipoma had been resected in childhood, it probably concerned a primary tethering, fitting in with an occult occipital dysraphism. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clearly demonstrated an underlying tethering, causing a distortion of the brain stem. Consequently, this led to the hypothesis that the geniculate neuralgia could be explained by traction on the lower cranial nerves secondary to the brain stem displacement. Untethering resulted in a considerable decrease of the neuralgia. MRI proved to be essential in the diagnosis and treatment of this unusual case. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Geniculate ganglion nationallicence Neuralgia nationallicence Buyse Geert G. Departments of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. Caekebeke Jo Department of Neurologyt, Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital, Aalst, Belgium. Demaerel Philippe Departments of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. Plets Chris Departments of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/10(1999-10), 945-947 0022-2151 113:10<945 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145670 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 other jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145670 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Buyse Geert G. Departments of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caekebeke Jo Department of Neurologyt, Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital, Aalst, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Demaerel Philippe Departments of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Plets Chris Departments of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/10(1999-10), 945-947 0022-2151 113:10<945 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge