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Overview, Incidence and Prevalence, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:00 pm


Overview

Hemifacial spasm is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by frequent, involuntary muscle contractions (tics or spasms) in the face. It usually affects only one side of the face, but in severe cases, tics may occur on both sides.

The early symptom is usually an intermittent tic of the eyelid muscle, which may eventually lead to complete closure of the eye. The spasm may then spread and eventually involve all of the muscles in the affected side of the face.


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