[Hemifacial Spasm Caused by Vertebral Artery Fusiform Aneurysm and the Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery].
No shinkei geka. Neurological surgery(2020)
摘要
We report a case of hemifacial spasm in which the root exit zone(REZ)of the facial nerve was compressed by both the vertebral artery(VA)aneurysm and the anterior interior cerebellar artery(AICA). A 60-year-old female had suffered left hemifacial spasm for 2 years. Three-dimensional rotational angiography with selective arterial infusion of contrast medium(3DRA-IA)revealed that a distal part of the left AICA looping at the cisternal region was contacting the dome of the left VA aneurysm, although other imaging modalities did not show the exact course of the ipsilateral AICA. Constructive interference steady state magnetic resonance imaging revealed that both the left VA aneurysm and the left AICA had compressed the REZ of the left facial nerve. She underwent aneurysm clipping and decompression of the REZ by transposition of both the clipped aneurysm and the AICA using TachoSil®. Her hemifacial spasm disappeared immediately after surgery without complication. Some fine arteries might compress the REZ in patients with hemifacial spasm associated with VA aneurysms. 3DRA-IA was more effective for accurate evaluation than other imaging modalities. Transposition of vascular structures using TachoSil® is safe and effective for microvascular decompression surgery in such complicated cases.
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vertebral artery fusiform aneurysm,anterior inferior cerebellar artery,hemifacial spasm
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