NEW ASPECTS OF IDENTIFICATION OF NEUROVASCULAR CONFLICTS

Аннотация

One of the most common causes of trigeminal neuralgia is vascular compression of the nerve due to abnormal vessel location or vascular changes, most often atherosclerosis. In 80-90% of cases, trigeminal neuralgia is caused by compression from a neighboring artery or vein. The trigeminal nerve is most often compressed by the superior cerebellar artery (75–80% of cases), the artery of the maxillary segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) (23–26%), the truncal artery and vascular loops associated with the superior pituitary artery (4.5–8% ). The article is devoted to the recognition of neurovascular conflicts.