Clinical Profile of Patients with Hemifacial Spasm at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in South India: A Retrospective Study.

Purpose: To assess the incidence and clinical profile of hemifacial spasm (HFS) and the association between HFS and systemic diseases.

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on 85 patients with HFS, presenting at a tertiary eye care center in South India. Demographic and clinical details were recorded for all patients.

Peripheral and cranial nerve sheath tumors-a clinical spectrum.

To analyze the incidence of nerve sheath tumors in a tertiary care hospital over a period of 5 years and review the literature. Medical case records from last 5 years were retrieved and histopathology and operative details were studied in a retrospective analysis. There is a slight male preponderance when it comes to nerve sheath tumors and acoustic schwannomas accounted for the largest fraction among schwannomas.