Bo Li, Linwen Huang, Chun Luo, Yabin Jin, Xuguang Zhong, Guofu Wang, Zhifeng Xu, Jingxian Chen, Shengqiao Huang, Hai Zhao, Mingyong Gao
OBJECTIVES: Patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) often resort to botulinum toxin injections or microvascular decompression surgery when medication exhibits limited effectiveness. This study aimed to identify MRI and demographic factors associated with poor drug response at an early stage in patients with HFS. METHODS: We retrospectively included patients with HFS who underwent pre-therapeutic MRI examination. The presence, location, severity, and the offending vessels of neurovascular compression were blindly evaluated using MRI...
February 13, 2024: Neurological Sciences