CPAP Therapy Improves Intractable Hemifacial Spasm
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The correlation between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hemifacial spasm has never been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of OSA-induced hypertension with intractable hemifacial spasm in which both conditions improved after continuous positive airway pressure treatment.
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دوره 2015 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015