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. 2024 Jan 1;7(1):CASE23479. doi: 10.3171/CASE23479

TABLE 1.

Reported cases of HFS associated with DVA

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.