A CASE OF BILATERAL ALTERNATING HEMIFACIAL SPASMS

J. B. M. van de Biezenbos,Martin W. I. M. Horstink,C. J. W. van de Vlasakker,B.G.M. van Engelen,O. R. van Eikema Hommes,Frederick Barkhof

A CASE OF BILATERAL ALTERNATING HEMIFACIAL SPASMS

1992

J. B. M. van de Biezenbos
Martin W. I. M. Horstink
C. J. W. van de Vlasakker
B.G.M. van Engelen
O. R. van Eikema Hommes
Frederick Barkhof

We report a 24-year old woman who developed bilateral hemifacial spasm alternating from one side to the other. The spasms followed a left peripheral facial palsy 2 years previously. This unusual type of bilateral hemifacial spasm was possibly due to lesions of multiple sclerosis in the brainstem.

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Psychology
Hemifacial spasm
Brainstem
Multiple sclerosis
Sequela
Paralysis
Facial paralysis
Craniofacial
Surgery
Peripheral facial palsy
clinical neurology

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