Erol Ozan, Aydın Erdinç
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Balkan Med J. 2016 Sep;33(5):569-572. doi: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.150849. Epub 2016 Sep 1.
Hemifacial spasm is a sudden, involuntary and synchronous spasm of the facial muscles. The most frequent cause of this condition is compression of the facial nerves due to vascular pathologies. The most commonly used method of treatment is Botulinum toxin injection. However, the gold standard treatment is surgical treatment.
A 64-year-old male patient with hemifacial spasms, which had occurred due to a rare parotid mass that had been surgically treated, is presented in this case.
This case report demonstrates that longstanding parotid gland masses may compress the facial nerves and cause demyelination in the nerve and thus may cause spasms in the facial muscles.
面肌痉挛是一种面部肌肉突然、不自主且同步的痉挛。这种病症最常见的病因是血管病变对面神经的压迫。最常用的治疗方法是肉毒杆菌毒素注射。然而,金标准治疗方法是手术治疗。
本文介绍了一名64岁男性面肌痉挛患者,其痉挛是由一个罕见的腮腺肿物引起,该肿物已接受手术治疗。
本病例报告表明,长期存在的腮腺肿物可能压迫面神经,导致神经脱髓鞘,进而可能引起面部肌肉痉挛。