descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 18 Sep 2014 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:British Journal of Neurosurgery, volume 29, pages 97-99 (issn: 0268-8697, eissn: 1360-046X,

Authors: Andrew M. Frederickson; Raymond F. Sekula; Barton F. Branstetter; Joel A. Vilensky; Marion A. Hughes; Krystin L. Thomas;

doi: 10.3109/02688697.2014.957158

pmid: 25232808

Hemifacial spasm caused by an aberrant jugular branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery

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We present the first report of a case of hemifacial spasm caused by an anomalous, enlarged branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery and treated with microvascular decompression. Clinicians must appreciate unusual causes of hemifacial spasm so that patients are not denied a curative operation due to atypical radiographic findings.

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