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Patient satisfaction and quality of life with hemifacial spasm treatments in Finland's largest hospital district [PDF]
Brain and SpineIntroduction: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) treatments aim to remove involuntary facial twitching and improve the Quality of Life (QoL). No previous publications about overall patient treatment satisfaction or the impact of radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT)
Paula Palomäki +3 more
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Comparison of Surgical Outcomes in Microscopic and Fully Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm [PDF]
Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaFully endoscopic microvascular decompression is increasingly being used to treat hemifacial spasm; however, its efficacy must be validated by comparing it with conventional microscopic microvascular decompression.
Kyosuke MATSUNAGA +3 more
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Dosage of botulinum toxin in patients undergoing treatment for hemifacial spasm: is there modification during follow-up? [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaBackground The movement disorder known as hemifacial spasm is characterized by involuntary contractions of the muscles that are innervated by the facial nerve. The treatment of choice for this condition is botulinum toxin injections.
Fátima de Menezes Dantas +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Hemifacial spasm due to fusiform aneurysm of the vertebral artery is extremely rare. The lateral spread response (LSR) is routinely used to monitor hemifacial spasms during microvascular decompression to predict the degree of postoperative remission of ...
Pengchen He, Zongping Li, Han Jiang
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Objective: This study investigates the correlation between Apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) polymorphism and the incidence and delayed resolution of hemifacial spasms.Methods: The APOE genotypes of 151 patients with hemifacial spasm and 73 control cases were
Jianxin Zhou +7 more
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Hemifacial spasm caused by tortuous vertebrobasilar artery: a case report
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Hemifacial spasm is a rare movement disorder. Prevalence estimates worldwide was 14.5 per 100,000 women and 7.4 per 100,000 men. Hemifacial spasm generally caused by compression of blood vessels at the root entry zone of the facial nerve in ...
Pramitha Nayana Librata +4 more
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT
Journal of Vocational Health Studies, 2020 Background: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a condition of unilateral, involuntary, irregular, spasmodic movements of the face. The condition is most commonly a result of vascular loop compression at the root entry zone of the facial nerve.
Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana
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Heliyon, 2021 Background: Microvascular decompression has been established as a primary treatment for hemifacial spasm. Intraoperative monitoring is used during the surgery to guide neurosurgeons to determine whether the decompression of facial nerve from the vessel ...
Setyo Widi Nugroho +5 more
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Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a review of twenty-one operated cases
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2020 Background Microvascular decompression of facial nerve provides definitive and long-term cure for hemifacial spasm. We review our experience of treating hemifacial spasm by microvascular decompression.
Amey P. Patankar
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A Case Report of Hemifacial Spasm Caused by Vestibular Schwannoma and Literature Review
Brain Sciences, 2022 Background: Most cases of hemifacial spasm result from mechanical compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve by vascular loops, and only a few cases are caused by vestibular schwannoma.
Xiaomin Cai +6 more
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