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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2016; 11(02): 178-179
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.145174
CASE REPORT

Tentorial meningioma presenting as hemifacial spasm: An unusual clinical scenario

Raghavendra Nayak
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
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Anupkumar Chaudhuri
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
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Aniruddha Chattopadhyay
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
,
Samarendranath Ghosh
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
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Hemifacial spasm (HFS), which is a rare clinical entity, occurs most commonly due to vascular structures at facial nerve root entry zone. Tumor as a cause of HFS is rarely described in the literature. Here, we describe an unusual case of HFS which is caused by contralateral tentorial meningioma. The pathology, etiology, and surgical treatment have been discussed.

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Cerebellopontine angle - hemifacial spasm - tentorial meningioma


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Article published online:
20 September 2022

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