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Case Reports
. 1987 Feb;37(2):337-9.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.37.2.337.

Hemifacial spasm due to cerebellopontine angle lipoma: case report

J M Levin, J E Lee
Case Reports

Hemifacial spasm due to cerebellopontine angle lipoma: case report

J M Levin et al. Neurology. 1987 Feb.

Abstract

We report the unique case of a patient with hemifacial spasm caused by a lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle, which was identified preoperatively by CT and MRI. Surgery resulted in complete resolution of facial spasm.

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