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Facial nerve compression by the posterior inferior cerebellar artery causing facial pain and swelling: a case report

INTRODUCTION: We report an unusual case of facial pain and swelling caused by compression of the facial and vestibulocochlear cranial nerves due to the tortuous course of a branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Although anterior inferior cerebellar artery compression has been well docu...

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Autores principales: Batten, Rebecca L, Ng, Wan-Fai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24661509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-105