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Although microvascular decompression (MVD) has been widely accepted as an effective treatment for hemifacial spasm (HFS), some patients may experience delayed relief instead of immediate improvement after the surgery. The need for and timing of repeat MVD has been controversial to date; thus, we conducted the present study with emphasis on those unrelieved patients.Between January 2010 and December...
Bilateral hemifacial spasm (HFS) is very rare. The literature contains only 32 clinical reports. Although microvascular decompression (MVD) is widely accepted as effective therapy for HFS, the etiology and surgical treatment of bilateral HFS are seldom addressed. We report our experience with MVD for patients with bilateral HFS.This retrospective report included 10 patients with bilateral HFS. All...
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