TABLE 1.
Authors & Year | Age (yrs)/Sex | Age at HFS Onset (yrs) | Lesion | Treatment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahran et al., 199112
|
58/F |
60*
|
Venous angioma located in IAC; compression of rt CN VII & VIII |
MVD–rt retrosigmoid craniectomy |
Chen et al., 199613
|
53/F |
51 |
Lt cerebellar hemisphere venous angioma; compression of lt CN VII |
MVD–lt retromastoid craniectomy |
Arita et al., 201220
|
38/F |
21 |
Lt pontine cavernous angioma w/ venous angioma exiting ventrally to CN VII in prepontine cistern (noncompressive) |
Botulinum toxin (unsatisfactory); lt retromastoid craniotomy, but no evidence of compression |
Chiaramonte et al., 201319
|
59/M |
59 |
Lt cerebellar DVA; compression of lt CN VII |
Carbamazepine 600 mg/day |
Rizek et al., 201618
|
32/F |
5 |
Lt pontine DVA; compression of lt CN VII at REZ |
Botulinum toxin preferred by patient over surgery |
Grigoryan et al., 202014
|
30/F |
18 |
Lt cerebellar DVA; compression of lt CN VII at REZ |
MVD–lt retromastoid craniotomy, 2 previous at MVDs age 26 & 27 |
Present case | 64/F | 56 | Rt pontine DVA; deformation of rt CN VII at REZ | MVD–rt retromastoid craniectomy |
CN = cranial nerve; IAC = internal auditory canal; REZ = root exit zone.
DVA was discovered at age 58, and the patient subsequently developed HFS at age 60.