CPAP Therapy Improves Intractable Hemifacial Spasm

Narongrit Kasemsap; Sittichai Netwijitpan; Panita Limpawattana; Kannikar Kongbunkiat; Somsak Tiamkao; Verajit Chotmongkol; Noppadol Aekphachaisawat; Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

doi:10.1155/2015/846234

CPAP Therapy Improves Intractable Hemifacial Spasm

Case Rep Neurol Med. 2015:2015:846234. doi: 10.1155/2015/846234. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Authors

Narongrit Kasemsap¹, Sittichai Netwijitpan¹, Panita Limpawattana¹, Kannikar Kongbunkiat¹, Somsak Tiamkao², Verajit Chotmongkol¹, Noppadol Aekphachaisawat³, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand ; North-Eastern Stroke Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
³ Central Library, Silpakorn University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand ; The Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

Abstract

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.