A Case Report of Hemifacial Spasm Caused by Vestibular Schwannoma and Literature Review

Background: Most cases of hemifacial spasm result from mechanical compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve by vascular loops, and only a few cases are caused by vestibular schwannoma. Case presentation: We report a case of symptomatic hemifacial spasm induced by a small vestibular schwa...

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Main Authors: Xiaomin Cai, Yinda Tang, Hua Zhao, Zheng Chen, Haopeng Wang, Wanchun Zhu, Shiting Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/10/1347