faciobrachial

faciobrachial

 [fa″she-o-bra´ke-al]
pertaining to the face and arm.

faciobrachial

/fa·cio·bra·chi·al/ (fa″she-o-bra´ke-il) pertaining to the face and the arm.

faciobrachial

(fā″shē-ō-brā′kē-ăl) [″ + Gr. brachion, arm]
Pert. to the face and arm, esp. to juvenile muscular dystrophy.

faciobrachial

pertaining to the face and upper front limbs.
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Faciobrachial dystonic seizures and temporal lobe epilepsy with amygdala enlargement may be the characteristic type of seizure in anti-LGI1 encephalitis.
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Faciobrachial dystonic seizures precede Lgil antibody limbic encephalitis.
Evaluation of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Levels in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis
Here, we report an RE patient with faciobrachial dystonic attacks and bilateral brain atrophy but without seizures.
During the follow-up, the patient's neurological deficits progressed, and he developed faciobrachial dystonic attacks 2 years later, which demonstrated as paroxysmal unilateral involuntary movements of the left arm and face, lasting about 5 min and occurring several times a day.
There is debate about whether faciobrachial dystonic attacks were movement disorder or seizures.
Rasmussen's Encephalitis with Faciobrachial Dystonic Attacks and Bilateral Hemispheric Involvement
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