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Painful tic convulsif caused by a contralateral vertebral artery
Y A Grigoryan1, O N Dreval, S I Michailova
1Department of Neurosurgery, Central Institute of Postgraduate Training of Physicians, Moscow, Soviet Union.
Surgical Neurology
|June 1, 1991
Summary
Trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm were treated by decompressing cranial nerves V and VII. Microsurgical exploration found a vertebral artery compressing these nerves, and decompression fully resolved the patient's facial pain and spasms.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Neurology
- Vascular Neurology
Background:
- Trigeminal neuralgia and ipsilateral hemifacial spasm are debilitating neurological conditions.
- These conditions can cause significant facial pain and involuntary spasms.
- Neurovascular compression is a known etiology for these disorders.