Successful surgical treatment of intractable hemifacial spasm: A case report and review of cerebellar hamartomas of the floor of the fourth ventricle

• Main Authors: Joseph H. Miller (Author), Michael J. Montalbano (Author), Joel Raborn (Author), Amber Gordon (Author), Elias Rizk (Author), R. Shane Tubbs (Author), Hyunmi Kim (Author), John C. Wellons, III (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Hamartomas involving the floor of the fourth ventricle and cerebellum are rare, but can be associated with medically recalcitrant hemifacial spasm. These lesions present early in the neonatal or infantile period and respond well to surgical excision. Case Report: A 3-month-old white ma...