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Abstract
Recurrent clonic contraction of facial muscles, restricted to one side. It may occur as a manifestation of compressive lesions involving the seventh cranial nerve (FACIAL NERVE DISEASES), during recovery from BELL PALSY, or in association with other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1378)
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- Facial Spasm, Unilateral
- Spasm, Hemifacial
- Facial Spasms, Unilateral
- Hemifacial Spasms
- Spasm, Unilateral Facial
- Spasms, Hemifacial
- Spasms, Unilateral Facial
- Unilateral Facial Spasm
- Unilateral Facial Spasms
- Hemifacial Myokymia
- Myokymia, Hemifacial
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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1998
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- Facial Muscles (1966-1997)
- Facial Nerve Diseases (1981-1997)
- Spasm (1966-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hemifacial Spasm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019569. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019569
- Hemifacial Spasm. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemifacial_spasm
- Hemifacial Spasm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568480