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Hemifacial Spasm Caused by a Huge Tentorial Meningioma

  • Park, Hun (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Hwang, Sun-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Won-Han (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital)
  • Published : 2009.09.28
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Abstract

A rare case of hemifacial spasm caused by an ipsilateral tentorial meningioma is described. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a huge tumor in the right cerebellar hemisphere, distant to the cerebello-pontine cistern. The facial-vestibulocochlear nerve complex was stretched by the shift of the brainstem and the right cerebello-pontine cistern was effaced. After removing the tumor, the hemifacial spasm resolved completely. We review our case with the pertinent literature regarding the etiological mechanism.

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