Outcomes Following Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm in 121 Patients

Identifier 20030211_nanos_sciplatform1_08
Title Outcomes Following Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm in 121 Patients
Creator Amin B. Kassam, MD; Michael Horowitz, MD
Affiliation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Subject Hemifacial Spasm; Microvascular Decompression; Botox
Description The study seeks to retrospectively analyze the outcome of microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS) in 121 patients treated between January 1998 and June 1999. The review seeks to detect any differences between patients previously treated with botulinum toxin injections (Botox) and those never exposed to the drug prior to surgery.
Date 2003-02-11
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2003 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2003: Scientific Platforms Presentations I
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s61c53cp
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 181600
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c53cp