Primary hemifacial spasm and arterial hypertension: a multicenter case-control study.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
In a case-control study, the authors found that arterial hypertension occurred more frequently among 115 patients with primary hemifacial spasm than among 115 neurologic controls matched for age (+/-5 years), sex, and referral center. The association was not confounded by education level, smoking history, diabetes, or other diseases (adjusted OR 2.64; 95% CI 1.3 to 5.33, p = 0.007). Hypertension was significantly associated with the outcome in the left-sided group (OR 4.0; 95% CI 1.4 to 11.5), but data concerning patients with right-sided spasm were inconclusive (OR 1.05; 95% CI 0.36 to 3.1). In our sample, hypertension either preceded or followed the onset of hemifacial spasm.