PubMed · 10071121
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P J Jannetta, A Kassam. 1999. Hemifacial spasm.. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.66.2.255a
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Secondary hemifacial spasm due to vestibular schwannoma is very rare. This is the first reported case of hemifacial spasm responsive to gamma knife radiosurgery in a patient with an intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma. Both the resolution of the spasm as well as tumor growth control were achieved with a single session of gamma knife radiosurgery. We report a 49-year-old male patient with a 6-month history of right-sided hearing loss and hemifacial spasm. MR examination revealed an intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma. The patient was treated with radiosurgery and received 13 Gy to the 50 % isodose line. Tumor growth control was achieved and no change in the tumor volume was present at the last follow-up at 22 months. The hemifacial spasm completely resolved after one year. Surgical removal of the presumably causative mass lesion has been reported to be the sole treatment in secondary hemifacial spasm. This case report indicates that it may be responsive to gamma knife radiosurgery. Whether or not this might be a treatment option in selected refractory cases of hemifacial spasm remains to be defined.
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PURPOSE: To review the underlying causes, diagnostic issues, and treatment of hemifacial spasm, with emphasis on advanced MRI techniques. METHODS: Brief technical note. RESULTS: High-resolution T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo and/or gradient echo imaging of the posterior fossa should be performed with the use of intravenous gadolinium for maximum contrast between CSF, vessel, and nerve. Magnetic resonance angiography is often useful, and new state-of-the-art sequences provide more detail. CONCLUSIONS: As MRI techniques improve, diagnosis and treatment of patients with hemifacial spasm will become easier. Ophthalmologists should be aware of these new magnetic resonance techniques.