title: Painful tic convulsif caused by a contralateral vertebral artery.
abstract: The case of trigeminal neuralgia and ipsilateral hemifacial spasm--painful tic convulsif--is presented. Microsurgical exploration revealed compression of the fifth and seventh cranial nerves by a tortuous contralateral vertebral artery. Neurovascular decompression of the roots entry/exit zone completely relieved preoperative facial pain and spasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Central Institute of Postgraduate Training of Physicians, Moscow, Soviet Union.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Grigoryan
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Dreval
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Michailova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery