Hemifacial spasm caused by a huge tentorial meningioma

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Park, Hun ^a   Hwang, Sun Chul ^a   Kim, Bum Tae ^a   Shin, Won Han ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Meningioma; Posterior fossa tumor

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; DIZZINESS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 73249146850     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.3.269     Document Type: Article

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