Hemifacial spasm. An unusual manifestation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
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Increased intracranial pressure may produce a variety of clinical manifestations, some common and others rare. We present a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension whose initial symptom was hemifacial spasm. All signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension resolved with acetazolamide.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994