Hemifacial Spasm due to Compression of the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Treated with Botulinum Toxin Type-A: A Case Report

Autor:	Azize Esra Gürsoy, Gülsen Babacan Yildiz, Adam Mehmet Gülhan, Mehmet Kolukisa
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, Vol 2012 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-6668 2090-6676
DOI:	10.1155/2012/132594
Popis:	A 79-year-old female presented with five months history of progressive involuntary twitching movement on left face. Brain MR imaging revealed a heterogeneous T2 hyperintense lesion at left cerebellopontine angle. CT angiography showed a partially thrombosed saccular aneurysm of left PICA (posterior inferior cerebellar artery). The patient was treated with Botulinum toxin type A and almost total relief of symptoms was noticed during one month followup. Botulinium toxin injection is an effective symptomatic treatment option in nonsurgical secondary hemifacial spasm (HFS) cases.
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