Hemifacial spasm in a patient with neurofibromatosis and Arnold-Chiari malformation: a unique case association Espasmo hemifacial em paciente com neurofibromatose e malformação de Arnold-Chiari: uma associação rara

Hemifacial spasm in a patient with neurofibromatosis and Arnold-Chiari malformation: a unique case association Espasmo hemifacial em paciente com neurofibromatose e malformação de Arnold-Chiari: uma associação rara

BACKGROUND: The association of hemifacial spasm (HFS), Chiari type I malformation (CIM) and neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has not been described yet. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with NF1 who developed a right-sided HFS. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a CIM was seen w...

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Main Authors: Andre Carvalho Felício, Clecio de Oliveira Godeiro-Junior, Vanderci Borges, Sonia Maria de Azevedo Silva, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2007-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
espasmo hemifacial
neurofibromatose
malformação de Arnold-Chiari
hemifacial spasm
neurofibromatosis
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000500026
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