Hemifacial Spasm: A Neurosurgical Perspective
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 355-362, 2007.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-105772
ABSTRACT
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by tonic clonic contractions of the muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve. Compression of the facial nerve by an ectatic vessel is widely recognized as the most common underlying etiology. HFS needs to be differentiated from other causes of facial spasms, such as facial tic, ocular myokymia, and blepharospasm. To understand the overall craniofacial abnormalities and to perform the optimal surgical procedures for HFS, we are to review the prevalence, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, details of each treatment modality, usefulness of brainstem auditory evoked potentials monitoring, debates on the facial EMG, clinical course, and complications from the literature published from 1995 to the present time.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spasm
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Blepharospasm
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Prevalence
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Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
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Craniofacial Abnormalities
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Hemifacial Spasm
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Tics
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Myokymia
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Facial Nerve
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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