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Complete pathogenesis of hemifacial spasm (HFS) is unknown. In some patients with HFS, thickened, opaque, and sticky arachnoid membranes have been found during microvascular decompression procedures. This phenomenon indicates a possible relationship between inflammation and HFS. The OBJECTIVE
Doxorubicin is effective in permanently removing muscle after direct injection into the eyelid for treatment of blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm. However, patients often require two or more injection series before full abatement of their spasms is achieved. Local anesthetics cause muscle
Two cases of facial neurinoma successfully treated with gamma knife radiosurgery are reported. Case 1, a 33-year-old female, developed a right-sided hemifacial spasm about five years ago. Then she suffered gradual progression of right-sided facial palsy, dysgeusia and reduction of lacrimation, but
Inflammatory and neurotrophic factors are involved in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), but the association of these factors in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with the level of pain is poorly known. The present study aimed to examine the changes in neurotrophic and inflammatory factors in the CSF of