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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942022000200023</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Neuralgia del nervio intermediario por dolicoectasia vertebrobasilar]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Neuralgia of the intermediate nerve due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Pimentel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Molina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaneisis]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital General Docente &#8220;Abel Santamaría Cuadrado&#8221;. ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942022000200023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942022000200023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942022000200023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: el nervio intermediario constituye la raíz sensitiva del nervio facial y fue descrito por Wrisberg en 1777 como un ramo separado. Dentro de sus funciones se encuentra el control de secreción salival y lacrimal, función gustativa y sensibilidad cutánea de partes del oído externo. La dolicoectasia vertebrobasilar se caracteriza por un complejo vertebrobasilar dilatado, elongado y tortuoso.  Presentación de caso:  paciente con cefalea de dos meses de evolución, referida a la región del pabellón auricular y conducto auditivo externo izquierdos, de comienzo súbito, duración menor de un minuto, de carácter eléctrico y severa intensidad según escala visual análoga. Se sospechó neuralgia del nervio intermediario izquierdo. Se realizó una tomografía multicorte de cráneo-encéfalo y resonancia magnética de cráneo-encéfalo con técnica de angiografía. No se evidenció lesión ocupativa de espacio intracraneal ni en conducto auditivo. Se evidenció complejo vertebrobasilar elongado y distendido, se diagnosticó dolicoectasia vertebrobasilar. Se instauró tratamiento con carbamazepina 600mg diario con lo cual existió resolución total de las crisis dolorosas.  Conclusiones:  la neuralgia del intermediario debe considerarse como diagnóstico diferencial en pacientes con dolor de carácter neuropático referido a la región del conducto auditivo externo. La dolicoectasia vertebrobasilar se identificó como la causa de la compresión neural. El tratamiento farmacológico constituye la primera línea de tratamiento para estos pacientes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  the intermediate nerve constitutes the sensory root of the facial nerve and was described by Wrisberg in 1777 as a separate branch. Among its functions are the control of salivary and lachrymal secretion, gustatory function and cutaneous sensitivity of parts of the external ear. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is characterized by a dilated, elongated and tortuous vertebrobasilar complex.  Case report:  patient with headache of two months of evolution, referred to the region of the auricle and left external auditory canal, of sudden onset, duration of less than one minute, of electrical character and severe intensity according to visual analog scale. Neuralgia of the left intermediate nerve was suspected. A multi-slice tomography of the cranium-encephalon and magnetic resonance of the cranium-encephalon with angiography technique were performed. There was no evidence of intracranial space occupying lesion or in the auditory canal. There was evidence of elongated and distended vertebrobasilar complex, diagnosing vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Treatment with carbamazepine 600mg daily was started, resulting in total resolution of the painful crises.  Conclusions:  neuralgia of the intermediate nerve should be considered as differential diagnosis in patients with neuropathic pain referred to the external auditory canal region. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia was identified as the cause of neural compression. Pharmacological treatment constitutes the first line of treatment for these patients.]]></p></abstract>
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