Hemifacial spasm: 20-year surgical experience, lesson learned

Hector Soriano-Baron,Olivia Vales-Hidalgo,Emiliano Arvizú Saldaña,Sergio Moreno-Jiménez,Rogelio Revuelta-Gutiérrez

Hemifacial spasm: 20-year surgical experience, lesson learned

2015

Hector Soriano-Baron
Olivia Vales-Hidalgo
Emiliano Arvizú Saldaña
Sergio Moreno-Jiménez
Rogelio Revuelta-Gutiérrez

Background: Hemifacial spasm is characterized by unilateral, paroxysmal, and involuntary contractions. It is more common in women on the left side. Its evolution is progressive, and it rarely improves without treatment.

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Surgery
Medicine
Hemifacial spasm
Superior cerebellar artery
Facial nerve
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
Palsy
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
Microvascular decompression
Basilar artery

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