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Descriptor English:   Hemifacial Spasm 
Descriptor Spanish:   Espasmo Hemifacial 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Espasmo Hemifacial 
Synonyms English:   Spasm, Hemifacial
Facial Spasm, Unilateral
Hemifacial Myokymia  
Tree Number:   C07.465.364
C10.597.613.750.400
C23.888.592.608.750.400
Definition English:   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) 
History Note English:   1998 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   33356 
Unique Identifier:   D019569 

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