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Vestibular Impairment in Hemifacial Spasm Syndrome: A Case Report

A 52-year-old man presented with left hemifacial spasm (HFS). A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed compression of the left facial nerve at the cerebellopontine angle by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. The neurotological evaluation showed an otolithic deficit, with canalicular preservation and n...

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Autores principales: Barona, Luz, Krstulovic, Claudio, Bejarano, Bartolome, Perez, Nicolas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7224442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32209525
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/iao.2020.6112
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Sumario:A 52-year-old man presented with left hemifacial spasm (HFS). A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed compression of the left facial nerve at the cerebellopontine angle by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. The neurotological evaluation showed an otolithic deficit, with canalicular preservation and normal hearing. The deficit improved after surgical decompression. No previous report has described the impairment of vestibular function in patients presenting with HFS.