hemifacial spasm


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hemifacial spasm

a disorder of the facial nerve characterized by unilateral involuntary paroxysmal contractions of the facial muscles, caused by high-frequency bursts of motor units lasting from a few msec to several seconds; reported causes include compression of the ipsilateral facial nerve near its exit from the pons by a vascular malformation, compression of the ipsilateral facial nerve by a posterofossa neoplasm, and idiopathic derivations.

hemifacial spasm

he·mi·fa·cial spasm

(hem'ē-fā'shăl spazm)
A facial nerve disorder, with onset in late adult life, characterized by episodes of irregular, sometimes painful, myoclonic contractions of various facial muscles; triggered by voluntary or reflex movements of the face, spasm typically begins in the orbicularis oculi muscle and then spreads; occasionally a sequela of Bell palsy, but more often the result of proximal compression of the facial nerve by an aberrant blood vessel or neoplasm.

he·mi·fa·cial spasm

(hem'ē-fā'shăl spazm)
Disorder of facial nerve characterized by unilateral involuntary paroxysmal contractions of facial muscles, caused by high-frequency bursts of motor units lasting from a few milliseconds to several seconds.

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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