The efficacy of augmented reality technology assisted by 3D-CT reconstruction in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm craniotomy. [PDF]
BMC SurgShi H +5 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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Hemifacial Spasm and Blepharospasm: Divergent Social Cognition Performance Despite Similar Neurocognitive Profiles. [PDF]
Brain BehavABSTRACT Background Hemifacial spasm (HFS) and blepharospasm (BSP) are two neurological disorders characterized by involuntary contractions in the eye and face area. These two diagnostic groups' neurocognitive and social cognition performances are not adequately understood regarding behavioral neurology.
Çelik S.
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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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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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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2015 Background: The aim was to elucidate clinical trial efficacy, safety, and dosing practices of abobotulinumtoxinA (ABO) treatment in adult patients with blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm.
Khashayar Dashtipour +4 more
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Preoperative sleep disturbance as a risk factor for moderate-to-severe postoperative pain in hemifacial spasm patients: a prospective cohort study. [PDF]
Front NeurolGao Q +6 more
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A Case of Facial Spasm Associated with Ipsilateral Cerebellopontine Angle Arachnoid Cyst
The Surgery Journal, 2015 The authors report a rare case of right cerebellopontine angle cyst related to hemifacial spasm. The patient was a 66-year-old woman with a 3-year history of right hemifacial spasm.
Hiroshi Ogawa +2 more
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Botulinum toxin injections during the COVID-19 epidemic: A retrospective chart review
Annals of Movement Disorders, 2023 BACKGROUND AND AIM: Clinical services were severely affected globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to characterize the clinical experience of using botulinum toxin (BTX) injections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saurabh Nandwani +3 more
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