Developmental vascular anomaly associated hemi facial spasms and botox injections therapy

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary synchronous contractions or spasms of one side of the face, usually beginning around the eye. They are typically brief, irregular clonic movements but are occasionally tonic. We present a case of a 41-year-old female who presented to the neurolo...

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Published in:Journal of family medicine and primary care 2020-10, Vol.9 (10), p.5381-5383
Main Authors: Assad, Salman, Samuel, Kaplan, Rana, Abdul, Farooqi, Ashar, Nolte, Justin, Malik, Shuja, Zahid, Mehar, Singh, Dharampreet, Ferguson, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth defects
botox therapy
Botulinum toxins
Case Report
Case studies
Causes of
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Hemifacial spasm
hemifacial spasms
neurovascular decompression
Vascular diseases
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Summary:Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary synchronous contractions or spasms of one side of the face, usually beginning around the eye. They are typically brief, irregular clonic movements but are occasionally tonic. We present a case of a 41-year-old female who presented to the neurology clinic with complaints of recurrent right facial spasms. These involuntary spontaneous movements had affected her quality of life. The neuroimaging revealed the vascular malformation right cranial nerves (CN) VII/VIII complex. It was considered to be responsible for the patient's HFSs. The patient responded well symptomatically to the botox injections without any neurovascular decompression.
ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_598_20