Hemimasticatory Spasm: Does Microvascular Decompression of Trigeminal Motor Root Work?
- Resource Type
- letter
- Authors
- Chen, Lukui; Wu, Guojian; Wang, Hong; Guo, Xiaoyuan; Chitkara, Naveen
- Source
- Neurology India. May/Jun2021, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p757-758. 2p.
- Subject
- *SPASMS
*TRIGEMINAL nerve
*TEMPORALIS muscle
*MASSETER muscle
*MOVEMENT disorders
- Language
- ISSN
- 0028-3886
Hemimasticatory spasm (HMS) is a very rare disorder characterized by paroxysmal brief twitches or spasms of unilateral chewing muscles, which mainly include the masseter and temporalis muscles. Microvascular decompression of trigeminal nerve root for treatment of a patient with hemimasticatory spasm. [Extracted from the article]