Hemifacial spasm due to a tentorial paramedian meningioma: A case report

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-49

  Cancelli, I ^a   Cecotti, L ^b   Valentinis, L ^b   Bergonzi, P ^b   Gigli, G L ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Meningioma; Neurovascular conflict; Posterior fossa tumours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL BONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

CEREBELLUM; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIAL SINUSES; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 19444377056     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0382-0     Document Type: Article

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