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Position-dependent hemifacial spasm

Surgical Neurology, 1982
Hemifacial spasm developed in a 32-year-old man following a brain stem stroke. This stroke followed a self-induced head movement, which is a rare cause of such events. The clonic movements were often related entirely to the position of the head. Carbamazepine was successful in treating the spasm and may be indicated in the medical treatment of this ...
Robert J. Schiess, James F. Toole, José Biller   +2 more
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Surgical anatomy for hemifacial spasm

Neurochirurgie, 2018
Classically in the cerebello-pontine angle the facial (CN VII) and vestibular-cochlear (CN VIII) nerves should run parallel with the anterior inferior cerebellar artery, whereas the lower nerves (CN IX-XI) continue with the posterior-inferior-cerebellar artery (PICA).
Mercier, Philippe, Bernard, Florian
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Challenging Microvascular Decompression Surgery for Hemifacial Spasm.

World Neurosurgery, 2021
Seunghoon Lee, K. Joo, Kwan Park
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Endovascular Flow Diversion for Hemifacial Spasm Induced by a Vertebral Artery Aneurysm: First Experience.

Operative Neurosurgery, 2018
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE Flow diversion for the treatment of aneurysm-induced hemifacial spasm (HFS) has not been previously described. CLINICAL PRESENTATION The authors present the case of a 60-yr-old woman who presented with 1 yr of progressive left
D. Santiago-Dieppa, Marin A Mcdonald, M. Brandel, R. Rennert, A. Khalessi, S. Olson   +5 more
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Is hypertension associated with hemifacial spasm?

Neurology, 2003
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by intermittent twitching of the muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve.1 Reports of normalization of blood pressure after vascular decompression in hypertensive patients suggest an association of hypertension with brainstem compression.2 A recent multicenter case–control study demonstrated a ...
R. Pavanni, Ling Ling Chan, Stephanie Fook-Chong, P. Koh, Shih-Hui Lim, S.Y. Han, Yew Long Lo, S. Y. Lum, Meng-Cheong Wong, Eng-King Tan   +9 more
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Hemifacial Spasm in Childhood and Adolescence

Neurosurgery, 1995
Hemifacial spasm (HFS), a hyperactive dysfunction of the facial nerve, is rarely seen in young people. Between 1984 and 1994, we treated 924 patients with HFS by microvascular decompression at our institution. Of these, 8 (0.9%) were younger than 30 years.
Kinuta Y, Akinori Kondo, Tatsuya Nishioka, Koichi Iwasaki, Hitoshi Kobata, Koichi Hasegawa   +5 more
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Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression of the hemifacial spasm: our experience

Acta Neurochirurgica, 2020
Baohui Feng, Wen-xiang Zhong, Shi-ting Li, Xu-Hui Wang   +3 more
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Hemifacial Spasm

Archives of Neurology, 1971
P B, Eckman, R A, Kramer, P H, Altrocchi
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Delayed Facial Palsy After Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm

World Neurosurgery, 2020
Chen-Chen Kong, Zhuangli Guo, Xiao-li Xu, Yan-Bing Yu, Wen-Qiang Yang, Qi Wang, Li Zhang   +6 more
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Pharmacology of hemifacial spasm

1997
For many years carbamazepine and baclofen have been the only pharmacological treatments for hemifacial spasm (HFS), but their efficacy is low and they have noticeable side-effects.
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