Magnetic resonance tomographic angiography in the investigation of hemifacial spasm

B. Bernardi; R. A. Zimmerman; P. J. Savino; C. Adler

doi:10.1007/BF00588406

Magnetic resonance tomographic angiography in the investigation of hemifacial spasm

B. Bernardi, R. A. Zimmerman, P. J. Savino, C. Adler

Neurology

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), combined with submillimeter magnetic resonance tomographic angiographic sections (MRTA) showed vascular compression of the 7th cranial nerve or its root exit zone (REZ) in the brain stem in 24 of 37 patients (64.86%) with hemifacial spasm. MRA alone was positive for REZ compression in only 19 (51.4%) cases, while conventional MRI was even less revealing, only 10 (27%) cases being positive.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	606-611
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuroradiology
Volume	35
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588406
State	Published - Oct 1 1993

Keywords

Hemifacial spasm
Magnetic resonance angiography
Magnetic resonance imaging

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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