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hemifacial spasm

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hemifacial spasm.
hemifacial
affecting one side of the face.

hemifacial spasm
hypertonicity of facial muscles may occur with increased irritability of the facial nerve as in otitis media or lesions of the brainstem.


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[FIGURE OMITTED] Hemifacial spasm is a syndrome involving involuntary contraction of the muscles that are innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve.
Seventeen studies followed patients (or a subgroup of patients) for more than an average of 4 treatments, and most of these (12 of 17; 71%) included patients with dystonias or hemifacial spasm (Table 1).
I n Japan, the product is approved for the treatment of blepharospasm (uncontrollable blinking), hemifacial spasm and cervical dystonia (a movement disorder characterized by involuntary contractions of the neck muscles).
 
 
 
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