Pablo Fernández, Eduardo de Posada Rodríguez, Ignacio Javier Sierra Hidalgo, Fernando
Hemifacial spasm, vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and neurofibromatosis type 1. [artículo] - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2012 - 19(7):1046-7.
Formato Vancouver:
de Pablo-Fernández E, Correas-Callero E, Sierra-Hidalgo F, Posada IJ. Hemifacial spasm, vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and neurofibromatosis type 1. J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Jul;19(7):1046-7.
PMID: 22480682
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Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is usually produced by compression of the facial nerve by tortuous blood vessels at the root exit zone, including vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD). Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder with a variety of symptoms, affecting mainly the skin and nervous system. Cerebrovascular abnormalities are becoming a recognized complication of the disease and the most constantly described lesions are stenosis and occlusions affecting the internal carotid artery. VBD has rarely been associated with NF1. We report a 38-year-old female patient with HFS produced by VBD with NF1 presenting with other cerebrovascular abnormalities associated with this disease. We discuss the possible association between these three entities, assuming that a causal relationship may be established and that VBD is part of the spectrum of vascular abnormalities caused by NF1 in this patient.
Hemifacial spasm, vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and neurofibromatosis type 1. [artículo] - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2012 - 19(7):1046-7.
Formato Vancouver:
de Pablo-Fernández E, Correas-Callero E, Sierra-Hidalgo F, Posada IJ. Hemifacial spasm, vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and neurofibromatosis type 1. J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Jul;19(7):1046-7.
PMID: 22480682
Contiene 5 referencias
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is usually produced by compression of the facial nerve by tortuous blood vessels at the root exit zone, including vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD). Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder with a variety of symptoms, affecting mainly the skin and nervous system. Cerebrovascular abnormalities are becoming a recognized complication of the disease and the most constantly described lesions are stenosis and occlusions affecting the internal carotid artery. VBD has rarely been associated with NF1. We report a 38-year-old female patient with HFS produced by VBD with NF1 presenting with other cerebrovascular abnormalities associated with this disease. We discuss the possible association between these three entities, assuming that a causal relationship may be established and that VBD is part of the spectrum of vascular abnormalities caused by NF1 in this patient.
