• World Neurosurg · Aug 2017

    Case Reports

    Hemimasticatory spasm with a single venous compression treated with microvascular decompression of the trigeminal motor rootlet.

    • Ke-Kun Yan, Jian-Bo Wei, Wen Lin, Yue-Hui Zhang, Ming Zhang, and Mi Li.
    • Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Central Hospital of Panzhihua City in Sichuan Province, Sichuan, China. Electronic address: yankekunyanwenhao@163.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug 1; 104: 1050.e19-1050.e22.

    BackgroundHemimasticatory spasm is a very rare disorder of the trigeminal motor rootlet that is characterized by a paroxysmal involuntary contraction of the jaw-closing muscles. The mechanisms for hemimasticatory spasm remain unclear, and an efficient treatment strategy still needs to be developed.Case DescriptionWe report a case of a successful treatment of hemimasticatory spasm with single venous compression via microvascular decompression of the trigeminal motor rootlet.ConclusionsOur report shows that a single venous compression may be also responsible for idiopathic hemimasticatory spasm which can be cured by microvascular decompression. This is the first report on hemimasticatory compressed by a single vein in the world.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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