title: [Hemifacial spasm as an early symptom of posterior fossa meningioma].
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.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki i Katedry Neurochirurgii Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wróbel-Wiśniewska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kasprzak
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zawirski
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D019569:Hemifacial Spasm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed