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Therapeutic considerations in cerebellopontine angle lipomas inducing hemifacial spasm.
L ManfrèF CalbucciFederico PiccoliR. M. Ruggierisubject
medicine.medical_specialtyNeurologyDermatologyCerebellopontine Angleotorhinolaryngologic diseasesMedicineHumansHemifacial SpasmBotulinum Toxins Type ACerebellar NeoplasmsNeuroradiologymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryMagnetic resonance imagingGeneral MedicineLipomaMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCerebellopontine angleBotulinum toxinMagnetic Resonance ImagingSurgerybody regionsstomatognathic diseasesPsychiatry and Mental healthTreatment OutcomeNeuromuscular AgentsFemaleNeurology (clinical)NeurosurgeryLipomabusinessmedicine.drugHemifacial spasmdescription
Lipoma is a very rare tumour at the cerebellopontine angle. We report a case of incomplete hemifacial spasm, associated with a lipoma involving and compressing both facial and acoustic nerves at their origin in the brainstem. The patient was treated with medical therapy (botulinum toxin A) and surgery. We present a review of the last ten years of the literature, with particular regard to management.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-15 | Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology |