Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm
The highly variable anatomy of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery is one of the causative factors of neurovascular compression of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerve resulting in hemifacial spasms associated with hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus. Our patient a 64-year-old male presented w...
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| description | The highly variable anatomy of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery is one of the causative factors of neurovascular compression of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerve resulting in hemifacial spasms associated with hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus. Our patient a 64-year-old male presented with such complaints for the past few months. He was investigated thoroughly for the cause and on Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with Fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition sequence it was evident that the anterior inferior cerebellar artery loop was compressing the seventh and eighth cranial nerves on the right side. This was responsible for the patient’s symptoms. He also had sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear. He was started on symptomatic treatment as he denied any surgical intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70d779faa44247048bbf8fabafd98b592025-08-20T02:30:55ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-08-012083645364910.1016/j.radcr.2025.04.045Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasmUtkarsh Pradeep0Shilpa Bawankule1Sourya Acharya2Paschyanti Kasat3Akshay Padwal4Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, India; Corresponding author.Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IndiaDepartment of Radiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IndiaThe highly variable anatomy of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery is one of the causative factors of neurovascular compression of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerve resulting in hemifacial spasms associated with hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus. Our patient a 64-year-old male presented with such complaints for the past few months. He was investigated thoroughly for the cause and on Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with Fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition sequence it was evident that the anterior inferior cerebellar artery loop was compressing the seventh and eighth cranial nerves on the right side. This was responsible for the patient’s symptoms. He also had sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear. He was started on symptomatic treatment as he denied any surgical intervention.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325003462Hemifacial spasmNeurovascularVestibulocochlearSensorineuralVertigo |
| spellingShingle | Utkarsh Pradeep Shilpa Bawankule Sourya Acharya Paschyanti Kasat Akshay Padwal Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm Radiology Case Reports Hemifacial spasm Neurovascular Vestibulocochlear Sensorineural Vertigo |
| title | Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm |
| title_full | Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm |
| title_fullStr | Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm |
| title_short | Twists of trouble: AICA loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm |
| title_sort | twists of trouble aica loops as the culprit in hemifacial spasm |
| topic | Hemifacial spasm Neurovascular Vestibulocochlear Sensorineural Vertigo |
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