Relationship between the facial nerve root and its surrounding vessels / 中华口腔医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
;
(12): 203-205, 2002.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study relationship between facial nerve root and its surrounding vessels.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>49 sides facial nerve root and its surrounding vessel were dissected and observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Facial nerve root and its surrounding vessels forming compression was found to be 24.5% (12/49), creating contact was found to be 14.3% (7/49). The main vessels compressed or (and) contacted facial nerve root were anterioinferior cerebellar artery (68.4%), posterioinferior cerebellar artery (4.1%), malformed vertebral artery (4.1%) and anterioinferior cerebellar vein.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Facial nerve root compressed by offending vesselsare was mainly cause of hemifacial spasm.</p>
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Vasos Sanguíneos
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Espasmo Hemifacial
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Nervo Facial
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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