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Hemifacial Spasm in Childhood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Gabriel M. Ronen ,
Jeffery R. Donat  and
Alan Hill
Gabriel M. Ronen
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Jeffery R. Donat
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Alan Hill*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
*
Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4
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Abstract:

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A nine-year-old girl presented with right hemifacial spasm (HFS) of 27 months duration. Stimulation of the right supraorbital nerve produced synkinesis of the ipsilateral facial muscles. Latency and amplitude of the blink reflex were equal bilaterally. Other investigations including computerized tomography (CT) were negative. Treatment with carbamazepine was not helpful. This is the third reported case of HFS in childhood.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 1986 , pp. 342 - 343
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1986

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