Neurovascular compression in painful tic convulsif


Autoria(s): FONOFF, E. T.; ARAUJO, V. P.; OLIVEIRA, Y. S. A. de; TEIXEIRA, M. J.
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

19/10/2012

19/10/2012

2009

Resumo

This article describes the case of a 67-year-old woman who presented with a typical left hemifacial spasm of 8-month duration. After 2 months, she experienced lacinating and sharp shock-like pain in the left side of her face affecting the V1 and V2 territories and a discrete attenuation of nauseous reflex on the left side. CT angiography and MRI revealed significant compression of left cranial nerves V, VII, VIII, IX and X by a giant and tortuous vertebro-basilar arterial complex. This case illustrates the nonlinearity of the relationship between the presence of the stressor factor and the actual manifestation of the disease.

Identificador

ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, v.151, n.8, p.989-993, 2009

0001-6268

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/25714

10.1007/s00701-009-0313-6

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0313-6

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

SPRINGER WIEN

Relação

Acta Neurochirurgica

Direitos

restrictedAccess

Copyright SPRINGER WIEN

Palavras-Chave #HEMIFACIAL SPASM #TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA #CRANIAL NERVES #Clinical Neurology #Surgery
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article

original article

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