CPAP Therapy Improves Intractable Hemifacial Spasm

The correlation between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hemifacial spasm has never been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of OSA-induced hypertension with intractable hemifacial spasm in which both conditions improved after continuous positive airway pressure treatment.

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Published in:Case Rep Neurol Med
Main Authors: Kasemsap, Narongrit, Netwijitpan, Sittichai, Limpawattana, Panita, Kongbunkiat, Kannikar, Tiamkao, Somsak, Chotmongkol, Verajit, Aekphachaisawat, Noppadol, Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624892/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26550503
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/846234
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