Assad Salman, Samuel Kaplan, Rana Abdul, Farooqi Ashar, Nolte Justin, Malik Shuja A, Zahid Mehar, Singh Dharampreet, Ferguson Paul
Department of Neurology, Marshall University School of Medicine, WV, USA.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Oct 30;9(10):5381-5383. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_598_20. eCollection 2020 Oct.
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary synchronous contractions or spasms of one side of the face, usually beginning around the eye. They are typically brief, irregular clonic movements but are occasionally tonic. We present a case of a 41-year-old female who presented to the neurology clinic with complaints of recurrent right facial spasms. These involuntary spontaneous movements had affected her quality of life. The neuroimaging revealed the vascular malformation right cranial nerves (CN) VII/VIII complex. It was considered to be responsible for the patient's HFSs. The patient responded well symptomatically to the botox injections without any neurovascular decompression.
半面痉挛(HFS)的特征是一侧面部出现不自主的同步收缩或痉挛,通常从眼部周围开始。这些痉挛通常是短暂、不规则的阵挛性运动,但偶尔也会出现强直性痉挛。我们报告一例41岁女性病例,该患者因反复出现右侧面部痉挛到神经科门诊就诊。这些不自主的自发运动影响了她的生活质量。神经影像学检查发现右侧颅神经(CN)VII/VIII复合体存在血管畸形。这被认为是导致患者半面痉挛的原因。患者在未进行任何神经血管减压的情况下,肉毒杆菌毒素注射治疗后症状得到明显改善。