Hemifacial spasm in a patient with neurofibromatosis and Arnold-Chiari malformation: a unique case association Espasmo hemifacial em paciente com neurofibromatose e malformação de Arnold-Chiari: uma associação rara
BACKGROUND: The association of hemifacial spasm (HFS), Chiari type I malformation (CIM) and neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has not been described yet. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with NF1 who developed a right-sided HFS. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a CIM was seen w...
Main Authors: | Andre Carvalho Felício, Clecio de Oliveira Godeiro-Junior, Vanderci Borges, Sonia Maria de Azevedo Silva, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2007-09-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000500026 |
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