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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
The authors describe a case of hemifacial spasm associated with Marfan's syndrome. A 24-year-old-woman suffered from left hemifacial spasm for 6 years. She had undergone surgical treatments for bilateral ectopia lentis and kyphoscoliosis in the second decade of life. She also had unusually long and slim limbs with arachnodactyly. Three-dimensional CT angiography revealed bilateral tortuous and elongated vertebral arteries. Microvascular decompression was performed following a left lateral suboccipital craniotomy. The root exit zone of the left seventh nerve was directly compressed by the proximal segment of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) and the left vertebral artery. These arteries were decompressed with pieces of Teflon cotton. The patient's symptoms completely resolved following surgery. We review cerebrovascular disorders in Marfan's syndrome and discuss the pathogenesis and possible mechanisms of vascular compression in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-5607
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemifacial spasm associated with Marfan's syndrome: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports