Abstract:Objectives
Haemangiopericytoma of the trigemimal nerve is extremely rare, with only two previous cases described to our knowledge. We present the surgical approach to this tumour, and describe a previously poorly reported method of monitoring the function of the branches of the trigeminal nerve: mapping of the sensory roots through transcranial somatosensory cortex sensory evoked potentials (SSEPs), motor evoked potentials (MEP) for the motor root and blink reflex.
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