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Arachnoid cyst alone causes hemifacial spasm: illustrative case

BACKGROUND: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) due to an arachnoid cyst at the cerebellopontine angle is rare. Here, the authors reported such a case and analyzed the mechanism of facial nerve hyperactivity by reviewing the literature. OBSERVATIONS: A 40-year-old man presented with right HFS for the past 3 year...

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Autores principales: Ozaki, Ko, Higuchi, Yoshinori, Nakano, Shigeki, Horiguchi, Kentaro, Yamakami, Iwao, Iwadate, Yasuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9379708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36303502
http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/CASE2275