Neurological picture. Hemifacial spasm, neuralgia, and syncope due to cranial nerve compression in a patient with vertebral artery ectasia.
Spengos
K
K
Department of Neurology, University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece. spengos@hol.gr
Tsivgoulis
G
G
Stouraitis
G
G
Vassilopoulos
D
D
Toulas
P
P
Gialafos
E
E
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019569:Hemifacial Spasm / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D013575:Syncope / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*