Aonuma Yuki, Yoshioka Hideyuki, Kanemaru Kazuya, Hashimoto Koji, Saito So, Wakai Takuma, Fukuda Norito, Kinouchi Hiroyuki
Department of Neurosurgery, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Neurosurg Pract. 2023 Jan 6;4(1):e00027. doi: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000027. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) caused by a fusiform aneurysm is rare and difficult to treat. We present the first case of successful endovascular flow diversion treatment for HFS due to a fusiform aneurysm.
A 46-year-old man suffered from right HFS for 6 months because of a fusiform right vertebral artery aneurysm compressing the root exit zone of cranial nerve VII. He successfully underwent flow diversion, with immediate disappearance of his HFS. Follow-up digital subtraction angiography 3 months after treatment showed complete resolution of the aneurysm.
Flow diversion might be a promising treatment option for HFS due to a fusiform vertebral artery aneurysm.
由梭形动脉瘤引起的半面痉挛(HFS)罕见且难以治疗。我们报告首例因梭形动脉瘤导致的HFS成功进行血管内血流导向治疗的病例。
一名46岁男性因右侧梭形椎动脉动脉瘤压迫面神经VII根出口区,右侧HFS已持续6个月。他成功接受了血流导向治疗,HFS立即消失。治疗后3个月的随访数字减影血管造影显示动脉瘤完全消退。
血流导向可能是治疗因梭形椎动脉动脉瘤导致的HFS的一种有前景的治疗选择。