Fenech Valentina, Cassar Julian, Zrinzo Ludvic, Vella Malcolm
Department of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 11;2017:bcr-2017-221380. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221380.
'Painful tic convulsif' (PTC) describes the coexistence of hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia. In this report, we describe a unique presentation of bilateral PTC in a man with bilateral hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia secondary to neurovascular conflict of all four cranial nerves. Following failed medical and radiofrequency therapy, microvascular decompression of three of the four involved nerves was performed, where the offending vessels were mobilised and Teflon used to prevent conflict recurrence. He continues to respond to Botox for right hemifacial spasm. Since surgery, he remains pain free bilaterally and spasm free on the left.
“痛性抽搐综合征”(PTC)描述了半面痉挛和三叉神经痛并存的情况。在本报告中,我们描述了一名男性双侧PTC的独特表现,其双侧半面痉挛和三叉神经痛继发于所有四条颅神经的神经血管冲突。在药物治疗和射频治疗失败后,对四条受累神经中的三条进行了微血管减压术,将肇事血管游离并使用特氟龙防止冲突复发。他继续接受肉毒素治疗右侧半面痉挛。自手术以来,他双侧均无疼痛,左侧无痉挛。