Hemifacial spasm in a patient with basilar artery dolichoectasia caused by uncontrolled hypertension

A 47-year-old male presented with a 2-year history of hemifacial spasm. Magnetic resonance imaging performed showed his tortuous basilar artery with nerve compression, and the patient was treated conservatively with botulinum toxin injections with complete resolution of symptoms. This rare disease w...

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Published inJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 32686 - 2
Main Authors Crabtree, Gordon S, Gish, David, Goldberg, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Greater Baltimore Medical Center 26.10.2016
Co-Action Publishing
Subjects
basilar artery dolichoectasia
blepharospasm
Blood vessels
Botulinum toxin
Case Report
Case reports
Cerebrovascular diseases
Compression
Elongation
Family medical history
hemifacial spasm
Hypertension
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Microsurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Patients
Surgery
Veins & arteries
United States > US
botulinum toxin
basilar artery dolichoectasia
blepharospasm
hemifacial spasm
hypertension
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Summary:A 47-year-old male presented with a 2-year history of hemifacial spasm. Magnetic resonance imaging performed showed his tortuous basilar artery with nerve compression, and the patient was treated conservatively with botulinum toxin injections with complete resolution of symptoms. This rare disease was caused by his long history of hypertension, which led to his major basilar artery dolichoectasia.
ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.3402/jchimp.v6.32686