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Hemifacial spasm in a patient with basilar artery dolichoectasia caused by uncontrolled hypertension

A 47-year-old male presented with a 2-year history of hemifacial spasm. Magnetic resonance imaging performed showed his tortuous basilar artery with nerve compression, and the patient was treated conservatively with botulinum toxin injections with complete resolution of symptoms. This rare disease w...

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Autores principales: Crabtree, Gordon S., Gish, David, Goldberg, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27802860
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.32686