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16 Spastic Facial Muscle Disorders

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carbamazepine, baclofen, and clonazepam have been found to be useful in small

numbers of patients, but have generally proven much less effective than BoNT

injections or surgical decompression in controlling the spasms in both the typical

and post-paralytic form.

16.9.5.3 Surgery

(a) Neurosurgical decompression ( MVD , Janetta i ): Placing a sponge prosthesis

such as expanded polytetra fl uoroethylene (ePTFE, Gore-Tex ® ), between the

facial nerve and the offending vessel to prevent future compression was fi rst

successfully demonstrated by Janetta ( 1983 ). The reported success rate for this

procedure varies and ranges from 50–90%. Other surgical options, such as

orbicularis myectomy, CNVII neurectomy, crushing the facial nerve at its exit

from the stylomastoid foramen, percutaneous fractional thermolysis, alcohol

injections, and anastomosis of the facial nerve with the CNXI or CNX11 are

rarely indicated because of high complication rates, limited bene fi t, and only

provide temporary relief.

Although MVD of CNVII may be curative in hemifacial spasm and produce better

spasm reduction compared to other surgical treatments, there is always an operative

risk. This was estimated at 2% (Jannetta 1983 ; Jannetta et al. 1977 ) with permanent

sequelae: facial paralysis, deafness, or vestibular disorders, which are

more debilitating than the facial spasm. Reported potential complications include

infection in 1%, hematoma in 0.5%, CSF leak in 3%, facial nerve palsy in 1.4%,

ipsilateral hearing loss in 0.86%, and stroke in less than 0.5% (Kalkanis et al.

2003 ). Therefore, it seems reasonable to treat patients fi rst with BoNT injections

and resort to surgery only if these injections fail or if the patient is not satis fi ed

with the results.

16.9.6 Other Precipitating Factors

Aberrant Regeneration of the Facial Nerve (Facial synkinesia , Facial nerve misdirection

, Post-Bell ’s palsy syndrome ): If the facial nerve is damaged, it might regenerate

aberrantly, with misdirection to other facial muscles on the ipsilateral side or

with cross-innervation to the contralateral side. The abnormal regeneration of CNVII

can result in synkinesis of facial muscles, which in turn can cause unwanted facial

movements during normal facial expressions (Osako and Keltner 1991 ) . The abnormal

synkinetic innervation can develop after facial palsy or facial nerve injury. It

causes unilateral synkinetic facial movements mimicking blepharoptosis, orbicularis

myokymia, or hemifacial spasm. Hemifacial spasm is often accompanied by aberrant

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