title: Tentorial meningioma presenting as hemifacial spasm: An unusual clinical scenario.
abstract: Hemifacial spasm (HFS), which is a rare clinical entity, occurs most commonly due to vascular structures at facial nerve root entry zone. Tumor as a cause of HFS is rarely described in the literature. Here, we describe an unusual case of HFS which is caused by contralateral tentorial meningioma. The pathology, etiology, and surgical treatment have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anupkumar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Aniruddha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Samarendranath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
keywords: Cerebellopontine angle; hemifacial spasm; tentorial meningioma