title: Hemifacial spasm, glossodynia, and dolichoectasia of the basilar artery.
abstract: The case of a 77-year-old hypertensive man presenting with hemifacial spasm and glossodynia is reported. Imaging studies revealed gross dolichoectasia of the vertebrobasilar arterial system with pontine compression. It is suggested that the neurologic symptoms most likely resulted from pontine compression, rather than from any compression of the cranial nerves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Science, Calcutta, India. saschakra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ambar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakravarty
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005926:Glossalgia / Q000209:etiology*; D019569:Hemifacial Spasm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants