Hemifacial Spasm Secondary to Arachnoiditis Due to Neurocysticercosis: Clinical Image

Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a form of NCC with cysticerci located in the subarachnoid space. This form of NCC can cause general and focal neurologic symptoms, and sometimes requires surgical intervention as a treatment. In this report, we present a rare case of hemifacial spasm secondar...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inWorld neurosurgery Vol. 143; pp. 180 - 182
Main Authors Yang, Susan Y., Vásquez, Carlos M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020
Subjects
Adult
Arachnoiditis
Arachnoiditis - complications
Arachnoiditis - diagnostic imaging
Arachnoiditis - surgery
Cerebellopontine Angle - diagnostic imaging
Cerebellopontine Angle - parasitology
Hemifacial spasm
Hemifacial Spasm - diagnostic imaging
Hemifacial Spasm - etiology
Hemifacial Spasm - surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis - complications
Neurocysticercosis - diagnostic imaging
Neurocysticercosis - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Hemifacial spasm
Neurocysticercosis
Arachnoiditis
NCC
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a form of NCC with cysticerci located in the subarachnoid space. This form of NCC can cause general and focal neurologic symptoms, and sometimes requires surgical intervention as a treatment. In this report, we present a rare case of hemifacial spasm secondary to arachnoiditis because of an NCC cyst in the cerebellopontine angle. The cysticercus was removed and the facial nerve was liberated via a retrosigmoidal approach. At 8-month follow-up, the patient reported no recurrence of symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported to surgically manage hemifacial spasm secondary to NCC arachnoiditis.
ISSN:1878-8750
1878-8769
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.217