Hemifacial spasm
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hemifacial-spasm-181-13562370
title:
Hemifacial spasm
text:
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by irregular, involuntary muscle contractions (spasms) on one side (hemi-) of the face (-facial). The facial muscles are controlled by the facial nerve, which originates at the brainstem and exits the skull below the ear where it separates into five main branches. This disease takes two forms: typical and atypical. In typical form, the twitching usually starts in the lower eyelid in orbicularis oculi muscle. As time progresses,
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description:
Neurologic disorder
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemifacial_spasm
date created:
2005-06-19T02:29:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T07:18:13Z
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