Background: Most cases of hemifacial spasm result from mechanical compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve by vascular loops, and only a few cases are caused by vestibular schwannoma.Case presentation: We report a case of symptomatic hemifacial spasm induced by a small vestibular schwannoma that was totally resected.A 64-year-old man w
Positionality matters.Muscle memories matter.This article traces the journey of a white Russian female scholar from voice, agency, and her ultimate reach toward epistemic humility.I take the reader through formative experiences as an emerging scholar in Soviet Russia and then as an academic researcher with significant epistemic privilege in the Uni
This study is a contribution to our understanding of the Gear Shift Extensions mechanical behaviour of dental implants through the use of the finite element and the photoelastic methods.Two internal connection and bone level dental implants with different design have been analysed (M-12 by Oxtein S.L., Zaragoza, Spain, and ASTRA, from Dentsply Siro