[A case of hemifacial spasm in a juglar foramen tumor patient treated by microvascular decompression]

No Shinkei Geka. 2011 Nov;39(11):1099-103.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Hemifacial spasm is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary paroxysmal chronic contractions of the facial musculature. The usual cause is simple vascular compression of the facial nerve, at its root exit zone of the brain stem. Previously only a case of hemifacial spasm associated with a juglar foramen tumor has been reported in the literature. In this article, we report a case in which hemifacial spasm accompanied an ipsilateral juglar foramen tumor in a 62-year-old woman. The sole use of arterial decompression of the facial nerve at the root exit zone resulted in complete resolution of the patient's symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Glomus Jugulare Tumor / complications*
  • Hemifacial Spasm / etiology*
  • Hemifacial Spasm / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Microvascular Decompression Surgery*
  • Middle Aged