Surgical treatment of pediatric hemifacial spasm patients
- 6 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 153 (5) , 1031-1035
Abstract
To study the clinical features and outcomes of pediatric primary hemifacial spasm patients who underwent microvascular decompression procedures. In this retrospective study, five pediatric (P < 0.01). After surgery, the scores of two patients increased to a normal level; however, the other three patients remained unchanged. Microvascular decompression is effective and safe to typical primary hemifacial spasm patients younger than 18 years old. Hemifacial spasm is harmful to the children’s social adaptation. However, only some of the patients recovered to the normal social adaptation level even when the spasms were cured.Keywords
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