Decompression of the facial nerve in cases of hemifacial spasm

Among 11 patients a complete cure was obtained in one case, a fair result in 4 cases, while in 6 cases the effect of the operation has only been temporary and full recurrence has taken place. Even if decompression has thus resulted in a few recoveries and improvements, the results in the majority of...

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Main Author: Karsten Kettel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1954-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1954000400004&lng=en&tlng=en
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