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Original Article

The Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm by Sling Retraction

J. Nigel Rawlinson Department of Neurological Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, BS16 1LE, United Kingdom
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Hugh B. Coakham Department of Neurological Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, BS16 1LE, United Kingdom
Pages 173-178 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

A new method of microvascular decompression of the facial nerve using sling retraction is described. This method may elucidate the way in which this microsurgical exploration in the posterior fossa relieves hemifacial spasm.

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