2019•PubMedRequires access

[Clinical study of microvascular decompression in patients with coexistent hemifacial spasm and ipsilateral trigeminal neuralgia].

H Y Li, Yazhou Xing, Shih-Wei Lai, L Wang, Qiming Liang

Abstract

Patients with coexistent hemifacial spasm and ipsilateral trigeminal neuralgia with tortuous vertebral artery shifted to the affected side were more common. Good surgical nuances and strategies in microvascular decompression are the guarantee of successful surgery.

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Key concepts: Hemifacial spasm, Medicine, Microvascular decompression, Trigeminal neuralgia, Vertebral artery, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Trigeminal nerve