Hemifacial Spasm: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Descriptive anatomy of the seventh and eighth nerves....Pages 1-8
Functional anatomy of the facial nerve....Pages 9-16
Imaging of the normal facial nerve....Pages 17-24
Neurophysiological study of the facial nerve....Pages 25-34
(Primary) hemifacial spasm: epidemiological data....Pages 35-44
Hemifacial spasm and other hemifacial abnormal movements: Clinical aspects....Pages 45-49
Pathophysiology of hemifacial spasm....Pages 51-62
Magnetic resonance imaging in hemifacial spasm....Pages 63-73
Electrophysiological investigations of peripheral and central changes in hemifacial spasm....Pages 75-80
Surgical treatment of hemifacial spasm by microvascular decompression....Pages 81-87
Surgical treatment of hemifacial spasm by microvascular decompression: a forty-patient series study....Pages 89-91
Microsurgical vascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a retrospective study of a 65-patient series....Pages 93-105
Monitoring of brainstem auditory evoked potentials during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm....Pages 107-113
ENT Surgical treatments of hemifacial spasm....Pages 115-123
Pharmacology of hemifacial spasm....Pages 125-134
Hemifacial spasm: treatment with botulinum toxin (a report of 50 patients)....Pages 135-140
Hemifacial spasm: treatment with botulinum toxin (long-term results)....Pages 141-144
Conclusions....Pages 145-145
Back Matter....Pages 147-148