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Regarding brain mri report
I am attaching my brain mri report.I am confused about it ..one line is mentioned that Branch vein is seeing traversing above left trigeminal nerve and no contact with trigeminal nerve is on both sides..
my question is
1) What is branch vein?? Is it Sca artery or vein as both are vessels
2) What is traversing ?? Going above through trigeminal nerve without touching it?? And is it normal finding among some people ?? like this much proximity between trigeminal nerve and vein or artery or this is problematic thing.
As no contact is mentioned then can in fiture it can be touched like if it is vein then chance is less but if its artery then as it is pulsatile so chance is there so i am worried,Kindly give answers only properly ..Main query is meaning of branch vein ?? Artery or vein??
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Hi
So the branch vein is definitely not SCA artery(superior cerebellar). It's a branch of the major cerebral veins if you look up the diagram of venous sinuses of the brain. So the one mentioned is passing close to the trigeminal nerve.
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So with a background of hemifacial spasm as mentioned in the history, this vein shouldn't really be a problem. If you are still concerned about the line mentioned in the MRI, get the films/CD and meet your nearest neurologist or radiologist for better understanding.
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You can just be aware that if at all this is a problem, it will lead to more of symptoms of pain. There are medications to treat both this pain and the spasm.
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