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Introduction The pathobiology of vascular compression of the trigeminal (V), facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), and vagus (X) nerves underlies a number of related neurologic disorders. Dandy (1932) first described vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve in the posterior fossa as…
Pearls Sylvian fissure AVMs are very frequently related to eloquent cortex anatomically or by virtue of vascular anatomy. Permanent morbidity after resection ranges from 0% to 34%. Classification is based upon anatomical location within (pure sylvian) or around (perisylvian) the…