Hemifacial spasm caused by tortuous vertebrobasilar artery: a case report
Abstract Background Hemifacial spasm is a rare movement disorder. Prevalence estimates worldwide was 14.5 per 100,000 women and 7.4 per 100,000 men. Hemifacial spasm generally caused by compression of blood vessels at the root entry zone of the facial nerve in the brainstem, tortuous anteroinferior...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-05-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-022-00488-4 |