A case of hemifacial spasm caused by an artery passing through the facial nerve

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 221-224

  Oh, Chang Hyun ^a   Shim, Yu Shik ^b   Park, Hyeonseon ^b   Kim, Eun Young ^b  

^a Guro Teun Teun Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Facial weakness; Hemifacial spasm; Penetrating artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SYNKINESIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925437348     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2015.57.3.221     Document Type: Article

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