Hemifacial spasm, glossodynia, and dolichoectasia of the basilar artery.

Ambar Chakravarty

Department of Neurology, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Science, Calcutta, India. saschakra@yahoo.com

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association 2012 Jan

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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. © 2012 National Stroke Association.

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Ambar Chakravarty. Hemifacial spasm, glossodynia, and dolichoectasia of the basilar artery. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2012 Jan;21(1):78-81