Cerebellopontine angle tumors causing hemifacial spasm: types, incidence, and mechanism in nine reported cases and literature review

• Published in: Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 152; no. 11; pp. 1901 - 1908
• Main Authors: Lee, Seung Hwan, Rhee, Bong Arm, Choi, Seok Keun, Koh, Jun Seok, Lim, Young Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.11.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Brain Stem - pathology; Brain Stem - physiopathology; Brain Stem - surgery; Clinical Article; Facial Nerve - pathology; Facial Nerve - physiopathology; Facial Nerve - surgery; Female; Hemifacial Spasm - etiology; Humans; Incidence; Interventional Radiology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Neurology; Neuroma, Acoustic - complications; Neuroma, Acoustic - epidemiology; Neuroma, Acoustic - pathology; Neuroradiology; Neurosurgery; Retrospective Studies; Surgical Orthopedics; Treatment Outcome; Hemifacial spasm; Microvascular decompression; Cerebellopontine angle tumor

Objective Although hemifacial spasm is usually caused by vascular compression around the root exit zone of the facial nerve, it is sometimes brought on by a cerebellopontine angle tumor. We reviewed and analyzed data from past experience with hemifacial spasm induced by cerebellopontine angle tumors...