Neurovascular decompression for hemifacial spasm - Transmastoid approach.
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Hemifacial Spasm and Neurovascular Compression
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary unilateral contractions of the muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve, usually starting around the eyes before progressing inferiorly to the cheek, mouth, and neck. Its prevalence is 9.8 per 100,000 persons with an average age of onset of 44 years. The accepted pathophysiology of HFS suggests that it is a disease process of the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1884-4545,0032-6313
DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.80.229