Unusual causes and presentations of hemifacial spasm

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-137

  Han, In Bo ^a   Chang, Jong Hee ^b   Chang, Jin Woo ^b   Huh, Ryoong ^a   Chung, Sang Sup ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Dolichoectasia; Facial nerve; Hemifacial spasm; Neurovascular compression; Tic convulsif

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIC; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651163910     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000348548.62440.42     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Barker FG 2nd, Jannetta PJ, Bissonette DJ, Shields PT, Larkins MV, Jho HD: Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm. J Neurosurg 82:201-210, 1995.
2. Brodsky JR, Smith TW, Litofsky S, Lee DJ: Lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle. Am J Otolaryngol 27:271-274, 2006.
3. Chang JW, Chang JH, Park YG, Chung SS: Microvascular decompression of the facial nerve for hemifacial spasm in youth. Childs Nerve Syst 17:309-312, 2001. (Pubitemid 32487567)
4. Chung SS, Chang JH, Choi JY, Chang JW, Park YG: Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: A long-term follow-up of 1,169 consecutive cases. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 77:190-193, 2001.
5. Cook BR, Jannetta PJ: Tic convulsif: Results in 11 cases treated with microvascular decompression of the fifth and seventh cranial nerves. J Neurosurg 61:949-951, 1984.
6. Desai K, Nadkarni T, Bhayani R, Goel A: Cerebellopontine angle epidermoid tumor presenting with 'tic convulsif' and tinnitus - Case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 42:162-165, 2002. (Pubitemid 34456655)
7. Felício AC, Godeiro-Junior Cde O, Borges V, Silva SM, Ferraz HB: Bilateral hemifacial spasm: A series of 10 patients with literature review. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 14:154-156, 2008. (Pubitemid 351726304)
8. Kim Y, Tanaka A, Kimura M, Yoshinaga S, Tomonaga M: Arteriovenous malformation in the cerebellopontine angle presenting as hemifacial spasm - Case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 31:109-112, 1991.
9. Kobata H, Kondo A, Iwasaki K: Cerebellopontine angle epidermoids presenting with cranial nerve hyperactive dysfunction: Pathogenesis and long-term surgical results in 30 patients. Neurosurgery 50:276-286, 2002. (Pubitemid 41679187)
10. Nagata S, Matsushima T, Fujii K, Fukui M, Kuromatsu C: Hemifacial spasm due to tumor, aneurysm, or arteriovenous malformation. Surg Neurol 38(3):204-209, 1992.
11. Park YS, Chang JH, Cho J, Park YG, Chung SS, Chang JW: Reoperation for persistent or recurrent hemifacial spasm after microvascular decompression. Neurosurgery 58:1162-1167, 2006. (Pubitemid 43879550)
12. Peker S, Ozduman K, Kiliç T, Pamir MN: Relief of hemifacial spasm after radiosurgery for intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 47:235-237, 2004. (Pubitemid 39222824)
13. Rahman EA, Trobe JD, Gebarski SS: Hemifacial spasm caused by vertebral artery dolichoectasia. Am J Ophthalmol 133:854-856, 2002. (Pubitemid 34580649)
14. Ryu H, Yamamoto S, Sugiyama K, Uemura K, Miyamoto T: Hemifacial spasm caused by vascular compression of the distal portion of the facial nerve. Report of seven cases. J Neurosurg 88:605-609, 1998. (Pubitemid 28114741)
15. Sato K, Ezura M, Takahashi A, Yoshimoto T: Fusiform aneurysm of the vertebral artery presenting hemifacial spasm treated by intravascular embolization: Case report. Surg Neurol 56:52-55, 2001. (Pubitemid 32799186)
16. Takano S, Maruno T, Shirai S, Nose T: Facial spasm and paroxysmal tinnitus associated with an arachnoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle - Case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 38:100-103, 1998. (Pubitemid 28103321)
17. Tan EK, Chan LL: Clinico-radiologic correlation in unilateral and bilateral hemifacial spasm. J Neurol Sci 222:59-64, 2004.
18. Tan EK, Jankovic J: Bilateral hemifacial spasm: A report of five cases and a literature review. Mov Disord 14:345-349, 1999. (Pubitemid 30011856)
19. Uchino M, Nomoto J, Ohtsuka T, Kuramitsu T: Fusiform aneurysm of the vertebral artery presenting with hemifacial spasm treated by microvascular decompression. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 147:901-903, 2005. (Pubitemid 41103975)