Short-term versus long-term outcomes of microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm

ConclusionsShort- and long-term outcomes of MVD in patients with HFS manifested differently, but the outcomes at 6 and 9  months showed similarities with those at>  12 months. In patients in whom the intraoperatively detected offending vessel was not a vein, and in patients with intraoperative indentation on the facial nerve and postoperative delayed facial palsy, good outcomes could be predicted after 6 months of surgery.
Source: Acta Neurochirurgica - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research