Imaging and surgical findings in patients with hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm and the potential role of MRI in the diagnostic work-up

J Avecillas-Chasin, MG Kozoriz… - American Journal …, 2018 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm is a recently discovered
condition characterized by episodic coughing and unilateral throat contractions that may …

Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm (HeLPS): defining a new clinical entity

A Hu, M Morrison, CR Honey - Annals of Otology, Rhinology …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm (HeLPS) has recently been described in the
neurosurgical literature as a cause of intermittent laryngopharyngeal spasm and cough due …

Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm as a novel cause of inducible laryngeal obstruction with a surgical cure: report of 3 cases

CR Honey, MD Morrison, MKS Heran… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
Inducible laryngeal obstruction has been described under at least 40 different monikers,
including vocal cord dysfunction, paroxysmal vocal fold motion, and irritable larynx. The …

Usefulness of high-resolution magnetic resonance cisternography in patients with hemifacial spasm

S Yamamoto, Hiroshi Ryu, Tokutarou Tanaka … - Acta Oto …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
To analyse the usefulness of preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) cisternography in
patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS), MR observations were compared with surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Concurrent glossopharyngeal neuralgia and hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm (HeLPS): a case report and a review of the literature

CM Honey, MT Krüger, AR Rheaume… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
CONCLUSION This review highlights that patients with symptoms compatible with HeLPS
have been reported since 1926 in at least 4 languages. This additional evidence supports …

MRI of glossopharyngeal neuralgia caused by neurovascular compression

A Hiwatashi, T Matsushima… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is rare but causes severe pain. We retrospectively
evaluated preoperative MR images of patients with glossopharyngeal neuralgia caused by …

MRI findings in patients with a history of failed prior microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: how to image and where to look

MA Hughes, BF Branstetter, CT Taylor… - American Journal …, 2015 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A minority of patients who undergo microvascular
decompression for hemifacial spasm do not improve after the first operation. We sought to …

Episodic symptoms caused by neurovascular conflict of vagus nerve due to hemilateral anterior inferior cerebellar artery

H Lv, P Li, X Long, Z Xiao, L Zhou - Journal of Neurology, 2023 - Springer
Dear editor, The neurovascular conflict of the vagus nerve resulting in hemi-
laryngopharyngeal spasm (HELPS) has been rarely reported previously. Herein, we present …

Episodic hemilaryngopharyngeal spasm (HELPS) syndrome: case report of a surgically treatable novel neuropathy

CR Honey, P Gooderham, M Morrison… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
The authors describe a novel cranial neuropathy manifesting with life-threatening episodic
hemilaryngopharyngeal spasm (HELPS). A 50-year-old woman presented with a 4-year …

Vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia treated with vascular decompression

TN Munch, P Rochat, J Astrup - Ugeskrift for Laeger, 2009 - europepmc.org
This case report describes a 63-year-old man referred with right-sided glossopharyngeal
neuralgia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated asymmetry of the PICA vessels …