Is hemifacial spasm accompanied by hemodynamic changes detectable by ultrasound?

Perren, Fabienne; Magistris, Michel

doi:10.1007/s00701-014-2132-7

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Is hemifacial spasm accompanied by hemodynamic changes detectable by ultrasound?

ContributorsPerren, Fabienne

; Magistris, Michel

Published inActa neurochirurgica, vol. 156, no. 8, p. 1557-1560

Publication date2014

Abstract

Arterial tortuosity of the posterior circulation compressing the facial nerve induces the ephaptic axono-axonal cross-talk that sparks hemifacial spasm. We sought if a noninvasive method such as color duplex of these arteries might detect hemodynamical changes in this condition.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity/physiology
Cerebral Arteries/physiopathology/ultrasonography
Female
Hemifacial Spasm/physiopathology/ultrasonography
Hemodynamics/physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research group

Laboratoire de neuroimagerie clinique d'ultrasons ultrarapides (972)

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PERREN, Fabienne, MAGISTRIS, Michel. Is hemifacial spasm accompanied by hemodynamic changes detectable by ultrasound? In: Acta neurochirurgica, 2014, vol. 156, n° 8, p. 1557–1560. doi: 10.1007/s00701-014-2132-7

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PID : unige:90315
DOI : 10.1007/s00701-014-2132-7
PMID : 24915902

ISSN of the journal0001-6268

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Is hemifacial spasm accompanied by hemodynamic changes detectable by ultrasound?

Arterial tortuosity of the posterior circulation compressing the facial nerve induces the ephaptic axono-axonal cross-talk that sparks hemifacial spasm. We sought if a noninvasive method such as color duplex of these arteries might detect hemodynamical changes in this condition.

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