Dry Needling Can Be An Alternative Treatment for Hemifacial Spasm
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Hemifacial spasm: treatment by posterior fossa surgery.
Nine cases of hemifacial spasm have been treated by posterior fossa exploration without mortality or significant morbidity. In only three was definite pathology found, but the hemifacial spasm was abolished in eight patients and markedly diminished in the remaining patient. The condition has reccurred in one patient. Microsurgical techniques make the operation safe and accurate. We suggest that...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Indonesia
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2685-0184,2407-7097
DOI: 10.32539/bji.v6i2.11802