Table 1

Anatomical abnormalities involved in hemifacial spasm patients.

Anatomical abnormalitiesn
Abnormal fullness of the cerebellar flocculus37
Narrow posterior fossa9
Offending vessels in the outer peripheral portion of the facial nerve with protrusion of abnormal bone3
Complex vascular anomalies in the dorsal indentation of the facial nerve12
Local thickening of arachnoid adhesions6
Several other coexisting anatomical abnormalities3