Relationship between the facial nerve root and its surrounding vessels.
- Author:
Kuiqi ZHANG
1
;
Fu WANG
;
Yuanxin ZHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Blood Vessels; anatomy & histology; innervation; physiopathology; Facial Nerve; anatomy & histology; blood supply; physiopathology; Hemifacial Spasm; physiopathology; Humans
- From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2002;37(3):203-205
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study relationship between facial nerve root and its surrounding vessels.
METHODS49 sides facial nerve root and its surrounding vessel were dissected and observed.
RESULTSFacial nerve root and its surrounding vessels forming compression was found to be 24.5% (12/49), creating contact was found to be 14.3% (7/49). The main vessels compressed or (and) contacted facial nerve root were anterioinferior cerebellar artery (68.4%), posterioinferior cerebellar artery (4.1%), malformed vertebral artery (4.1%) and anterioinferior cerebellar vein.
CONCLUSIONSFacial nerve root compressed by offending vesselsare was mainly cause of hemifacial spasm.
