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Hemifacial spasm caused by the brainstem developmental venous anomaly: A case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is usually caused by vascular compression of the root exit zone (REZ) of the facial nerve. Dual compression of the REZ by veins and arteries is also associated with HFS, but venous origin alone is rarely reported. We present a rare case of HFS caused by the brainst...

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Autores principales: Grigoryan, George, Sitnikov, Andrey, Grigoryan, Yuri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7294170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547828
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_56_2020