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Term ID: | 5011 |
Name: | Hemifacial Spasm |
Definition: | Recurrent clonic contraction of facial muscles, restricted to one side. It may occur as a manifestation of compressive lesions involving the seventh cranial nerve (FACIAL NERVE DISEASES), during recovery from BELL PALSY, or in association with other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1378) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D009059|MESH:D013035 |
TreeNumbers: | C07.465.364 |C10.597.613.750.400 |C23.888.592.608.750.400 |
Synonyms: | Facial Spasms, Unilateral |Facial Spasm, Unilateral |Hemifacial Myokymia |Hemifacial Spasms |Myokymia, Hemifacial |Spasm, Hemifacial |Spasms, Hemifacial |Spasms, Unilateral Facial |Spasm, Unilateral Facial |Unilateral Facial Spasm |Unilateral Facial Spasms |
Slim Mappings: | Mouth disease|Nervous system disease|Signs and symptoms |
Reference: |
MedGen: D019569
MeSH: D019569
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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