The many faces of hemifacial spasm: Differential diagnosis of unilateral facial spasms

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1582-1592

  Yaltho, Toby C ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Dystonia; Hemifacial spasm; Hemimasticatory spasm; Myoclonus; Psychogenic; Tics

Indexed keywords

BELL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; DEMYELINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSTONIA; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MYOCLONUS; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIC;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS;

EID: 79961210588     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23692     Document Type: Review

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