Hemifacial Spasm Associated with Chiari Type I Malformation: Surgical Considerations and Case Report
Arq. bras. neurocir
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39(2): 136-141, 15/06/2020.
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ABSTRACT
Hemifacial spasm (HS) is a movement disorder characterized by paroxysmal and irregular contractions of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve. Chiari malformation type I (CM I) is a congenital disease characterized by caudal migration of the cerebellar tonsils, and surgical decompression of foramen magnum structures has been used for treatment. The association of HS with CM I is rare, and its pathophysiology and therapeutics are speculative. There are only a few cases reported in the literature concerning this association. The decompression of the posterior fossa for the treatment of CM I has been reported to relieve the symptoms of HS, suggesting a relation between these diseases. However, the possible complications of posterior fossa surgery cannot be underrated. We report the case of a 66-year-old patient, in ambulatory follow-up due to right HS, no longer responding to botulinum toxin treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the skull revealed compression of the facial nerve and CM I. The patient underwent surgery for HS by neurovascular microdecompression of the facial nerve via right lateral suboccipital craniectomy, but presented significant clinical worsening in the postoperative period even though the cerebellum edema related to surgical manipulation was mild. Due to the clinical worsening, the patient underwent a median suboccipital craniectomy with decompression of the foramenmagnum structures. After this second surgery, the patient had progressive improvement and was discharged from the hospital for ambulatory care.
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Asunto principal:
Malformación de Arnold-Chiari
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Espasmo Hemifacial
Tipo de estudio:
Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Arq. bras. neurocir
Asunto de la revista:
Cirurgia
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Neurocirugía
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital Porto Dias/BR
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Hospital Saúde daMulher/BR
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Universidade Federal do Pará/BR
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