[Hemifacial spasm as an early symptom of posterior fossa meningioma]

Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2003 Mar-Apr;37(2):459-63.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

A rare case of a 47-year old female with hemifacial spasm of the one-year duration as the initial and only symptom of posterior fossa meningioma is reported. At first the patient did not consent to surgery and was unsuccessfully treated with anticonvulsants. A month prior to her admission she started to complain of headache and balance disorder, and developed sensory loss to light touch in II and III branches of the right V nerve. CT revealed a huge posterior fossa meningioma. After a total removal of meningioma, the patient's hemifacial spasm disappeared.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Female
  • Hemifacial Spasm / diagnosis
  • Hemifacial Spasm / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Meningioma / complications*
  • Meningioma / diagnosis
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Postoperative Period
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed