Introduction. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is caused by vascular compression of the VII cranial
nerve at its root exit zone from the brainstem. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the …

Over the last decades microvascular decompression (MVD) has been established as the
curative treatment of the primary Hemifacial Spasm (HFS), proven to be linked in almost all …

Background Hemifacial spasm is a neuromuscular movement disorder characterized by
brief or persistent involuntary contractions of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve. Its …

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary unilateral contractions of the
muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve, usually starting around the eyes before …

Vascular compression syndromes are a group of disorders in which direct cranial nerve
(CN) compression by blood vessels causes mechanical irritation and varying degrees of …

Object In this paper, the authors' goal was to determine the utility of monitoring the abnormal
muscle response (AMR) or “lateral spread” during microvascular decompression surgery for …

OBJECTIVE Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a well-established and highly effective
treatment option for hemifacial spasm (HFS). Lateral spread response (LSR) has been used …

OBJECTIVE Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary tonic and/or clonic
contractions of facial nerve muscles. Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression (E …

Background Microvascular decompression (MVD) is currently used in several centres for the
treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and hemifacial spasms (HFS). How long-term results …

Objectives (1) Determine the prevalence of hearing loss following microvascular
decompression (MVD) for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and hemifacial spasm (HFS).(2) …