Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) happens because of vascular compression of the facial nerve at the root exit zone. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a very rare cause of HFS. VBD is diagnosed by computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Here, we report a case of 65-year-old female...

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Autores principales: AbdelHamid, Mustafa, John, Kuruvilla, Rizvi, Tanvir, Huff, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4661493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26649123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2015.08.006
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author AbdelHamid, Mustafa
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description Hemifacial spasm (HFS) happens because of vascular compression of the facial nerve at the root exit zone. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a very rare cause of HFS. VBD is diagnosed by computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Here, we report a case of 65-year-old female patient with HFS due to VBD. We discuss the complications and the treatment options for the case.
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spelling pubmed-46614932015-12-08 Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report AbdelHamid, Mustafa John, Kuruvilla Rizvi, Tanvir Huff, Nicholas Radiol Case Rep Case Report Hemifacial spasm (HFS) happens because of vascular compression of the facial nerve at the root exit zone. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a very rare cause of HFS. VBD is diagnosed by computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Here, we report a case of 65-year-old female patient with HFS due to VBD. We discuss the complications and the treatment options for the case. Elsevier 2015-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4661493/ /pubmed/26649123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2015.08.006 Text en © 2015 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
title Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
title_full Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
title_fullStr Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
title_short Hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
title_sort hemifacial spasm due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4661493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26649123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2015.08.006
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