Table 1 Eleven published cases of combined neurovascular compression syndromes with three or more cranial nerves involvement
From: Combined four neurovascular compression syndromes: the first case report and literature review
| Â | Sex/age (y) | Symptoms (duration of symptoms) | Cranial nerve involvement (offender vessels)a | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wang et al. [1] | M/61 | Right HFS (14 y), right TN-GPN (2 y) | VII (AICA), V (VA, PV), IX (PICA) | MVD | Resolved immediately |
M/56 | Left TN (5 y), left GPN (3 y), Left HFS (2 y) | V (SCA), VII & IX (left PICA) | MVD | Resolved immediately | |
F/45 | Right HFS (5 y), left TN-GPN (2 y), | V (SCA), VII (AICA), IX (PICA) | MVD | HFS resolved immediately. TN resolved within 1 wk. GPN improved | |
F/53 | Left HFS (7 y), right TN (3 y), left GPN (1 y) | V (SCA), VII (VA), IX (PICA) | MVD | Pain resolved immediately. HFS relieved within 3 mo | |
F/69 | Left HFS (3 y), left TN (1 y), right GPN (3 mo) | V (AICA), VII & IX (PICA) | MVD | HFS relieved within 1 wk. TN relieved within 2 wk. GPN improved | |
F/77 | Left HFS (12 y), left TN (6 mo), left GPN (3 mo) | V (SCA), VII (VA, AICA), IX (PICA) | MVD | Resolved immediately | |
Cao et al. [4] | F/60 | Unknown side of HFS follow by simultaneous TN-GPN (unknown) | V (AICA, SCA), VII (PICA), IX (PICA) | MVD | Relieved within 1 mo |
| Â | F/65 | Unknown side HFS follow by simultaneous TN-GPN (unknown) | V (SCA), VII (AICA, PICA), IX (PICA) | MVD and PSR in trigeminal nerve | Relieved within 1 mo |
Han et al. [7] | F/66 | Right TN (3.5 y), VP (5 mo), right HFS | right V (BA), right VII&VIII (right VA) | Medical treatment (carbamazepine, vitamin B1, methyl cobalamin), no surgery | TN relieved in 3 d. VP improved Loss to follow-up in 6 mo |
Perez-Roman et al. [8] | M/66 | Right TN (3 y), right HFS (1 y), right GPN (5 mo) | right V, VII & IX (right VA) | MVD and sling | Resolved immediately |
Kuzucu et al. [9] | M/73 | Right GN (2 y), right TN-HFS (1 y) | right V (right SCA), right VII (right MCV), right IX (right AICA) | MVD | Resolved immediately |
Our case | F/41 | Left HFS (3 y), left GN, left type-writer tinnitus, VP (2 y) | left VII, VIII & IX (left PICA) | MVD | Resolved immediately |