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      Safety and Effectiveness of Microvascular Decompression for the Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm in the Elderly

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          Background: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a common disorder and has a significant impact on the quality of life. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is an effective and safe treatment option for patients with HFS, however the effectiveness and safety of MVD in elderly patients with HFS is not clear. Methods: We enrolled 699 HFS patients who underwent MVD from February 2008 to December 2011 at the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. Subjects were divided into two groups: an elderly group (patients who were 60 years old or older) and a younger group. We compared demographic and clinical data, surgical outcome and complications after MVD between the groups. Results: The elderly group had more severe spasms and higher grade indentation than the younger group. Multiple offending vessels were more commonly detected in the elderly group. Although the improvement was similar 6 months after MVD between the groups, complications were more common in the elderly group even after controlling for possible confounding factors. In particular, ear problems including hearing loss were more common in the elderly group. Conclusion: MVD is an effective treatment option in elderly patients with HFS. However, surgeons should be pay attention to potential complications in elderly patients with HFS.

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          Hemifacial spasm: clinical findings and treatment.

          J. Jankovic, S Wang (1998)
          Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a peripherally induced movement disorder characterized by involuntary, unilateral, intermittent, irregular, tonic or clonic contractions of muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve. We reviewed the clinical features and response to different treatments in 158 patients (61% women) with HFS evaluated at our Movement Disorders Clinic. The mean age at onset was 48.5+/-14.1 years (range: 15-87) and the mean duration of symptoms was 11.4+/-8.5 (range: 0.5-53) years. The left side was affected in 56% instances; 5 patients had bilateral HFS. The lower lid was the most common site of the initial involvement followed by cheek and perioral region. Involuntary eye closure which interfered with vision and social embarrassment were the most common complaints. HFS was associated with trigeminal neuralgia in 5.1% of the cases and 5.7% had prior history of Bell's palsy. Although vascular abnormalities, facial nerve injury, and intracranial tumor were responsible for symptoms in some patients, most patients had no apparent etiology. Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injections, used in 110 patients, provided marked to moderate improvement in 95% of patients. Seven of the 25 (28%) patients who had microvascular decompression reported permanent complications and the HFS recurred in 5 (20%). Although occasionally troublesome, HFS is generally a benign disorder that can be treated effectively with either BTX-A or microvascular decompression.
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            Concerning the mechanism of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.

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              Microvascular decompression for treating hemifacial spasm: lessons learned from a prospective study of 1,174 operations.

              Seung-Joo Hyun, So Park, Doo Kong (2010)
              The authors critically analyzed a large series of patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) and who underwent microvascular decompression (MVD) under a prospective protocol. We describe several "lessons learned" that are required for achieving successful surgery and proper postoperative management. The purpose of this study is to report on our experience during the previous 10 years with this procedure and we also discuss various related topics. From April 1997 to June 2009, over 1,200 consecutive patients underwent MVD for HFS. Among them, 1,174 patients who underwent MVD for HFS with a minimum 1 year follow-up were enrolled in the study. The median follow-up period was 3.5 years (range, 1-9.3 years). Based on the operative and medical records, the intraoperative findings and the postoperative outcomes were obtained and then analyzed. At the 1-year follow-up examination, 1,105 (94.1%) patients of the total 1,174 patients exhibited a "cured" state, and 69 (5.9%) patients had residual spasms. In all the patients, the major postoperative complications included transient hearing loss in 31 (2.6%), permanent hearing loss in 13 (1.1%), transient facial weakness in 86 (7.3%), permanent facial weakness in 9 (0.7%), cerebrospinal fluid leak in three (0.25%) and cerebellar infarction or hemorrhage in two (0.17%). There were no operative deaths. Microvascular decompression is a very effective, safe modality of treatment for hemifacial spasm. MVD is not sophisticated surgery, but having a basic understanding of the surgical procedures is required to achieve successful surgery.
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): ENE
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Eur Neurol
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0014-3022
                Title: European Neurology
                Publisher: S. Karger AG
                ISSN (Print): 0014-3022
                ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9913
                Publication date Subscription-year: 2013
                Publication date (Print): October 2013
                Publication date (Electronic): 06 August 2013
                Volume: 70
                Issue: 3-4
                Pages: 165-171
                Affiliations
                Departments of aNeurology and bNeurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, cDepartment of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, and dDepartment of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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                *Jin Whan Cho, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Irwon-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710 (Republic of Korea), E-Mail jinwhan.cho@samsung.com
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                Publisher ID: 351266 Other ID: Eur Neurol 2013;70:165-171
                DOI: 10.1159/000351266
                PubMed ID: 23921578
                SO-VID: 35dab870-874e-4338-be2b-f263489a537c
                Copyright © © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
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                Date received : 29 January 2013
                Date accepted : 08 April 2013
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                Tables: 3, Pages: 7
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                Subject: Original Paper

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Geriatric medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Neurosciences,Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry,Public health
                Keywords: Hemifacial spasm,Microvascular decompression,Efficacy,Elderly,Safety
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Geriatric medicine, Neurology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurosciences, Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry, Public health
                Keywords: Hemifacial spasm, Microvascular decompression, Efficacy, Elderly, Safety

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