A case of bilateral alternating hemifacial spasms

J B van de Biezenbos; M W Horstink; C J van de Vlasakker; B G van Engelen; O R van Eikema Hommes; F Barkhof

doi:10.1002/mds.870070114

A case of bilateral alternating hemifacial spasms

Mov Disord. 1992;7(1):68-70. doi: 10.1002/mds.870070114.

Authors

J B van de Biezenbos¹, M W Horstink, C J van de Vlasakker, B G van Engelen, O R van Eikema Hommes, F Barkhof

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

PMID: 1557068
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870070114

Abstract

We report a 24-year old woman who developed bilateral hemifacial spasm alternating from one side to the other. The spasms followed a left peripheral facial palsy 2 years previously. This unusual type of bilateral hemifacial spasm was possibly due to lesions of multiple sclerosis in the brainstem.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Stem / physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
Facial Muscles / innervation*
Facial Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Facial Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
Facial Paralysis / diagnosis*
Facial Paralysis / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Multiple Sclerosis / complications
Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis / physiopathology
Neurologic Examination
Spasm / diagnosis*
Spasm / physiopathology