Neurol Case Rep | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Dolicoectasia of Vertebrobasilar Artery Presenting with Recurrent Refractory Seizures and Intractable Trigeminal Neuralgia

Rahul Pathak^1* and Komal Pathak²

¹Department of Neurology, Ramkrishna Care Hospital, India ²Department of Ophthalmology, Ramkrishna Care Hospital, India

^*Correspondance to: Rahul Pathak 

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Abstract

The Dolicoectatic vertebrobasilar artery is relatively rare and generally asymptomatic with unclear etiology. Clinical manifestations are complex with the ischemic stroke, followed by compression of cranial nerves and the brain stem, cerebral hemorrhage, and hydrocephalus. We describe a hypertensive middle age male presenting with recurrent seizures and intractable trigeminal neuralgia. Combination of recurrent refractory seizures with intractable trigeminal neuralgia is rare clinical manifestations of Dolicoectasia of vertebrobasilar artery.

Keywords:

Dolicoectasia of vertebrobasilar artery; Recurrent seizures; Intractable trigeminal neuralgia; Hypertension

Citation:

Pathak R, Pathak K. Dolicoectasia of Vertebrobasilar Artery Presenting with Recurrent Refractory Seizures and Intractable Trigeminal Neuralgia. Neurol Case Rep. 2020;3(1):1018..