"Hemifacial Spasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019569
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.364 C10.597.613.750.400 C23.888.592.608.750.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Hemifacial Spasm- Hemifacial Spasm
- Spasm, Hemifacial
- Hemifacial Spasms
- Spasms, Hemifacial
- Facial Spasm, Unilateral
- Facial Spasms, Unilateral
- Spasm, Unilateral Facial
- Spasms, Unilateral Facial
- Unilateral Facial Spasm
- Unilateral Facial Spasms
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hemifacial Spasm" by people in Profiles.
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Chemodenervation for the Treatment of Facial Dystonia: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2018 09; 125(9):1459-1467.
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Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2018; 58(1):111-121.
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Surgical Myectomy for Essential Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2018; 58(1):63-70.
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Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2018; 58(1):1.
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Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm. J Neurol. 2017 Feb; 264(2):359-363.
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Alleviating Maneuvers for Benign Essential Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 11 01; 134(11):1253-1254.
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Surgical treatment for combined hemifacial spasm and atypical trigeminal neuralgia caused by a tortuous basilar artery. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Sci. 2012 Jun; 56(2):151-4.
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Effect of dietary zinc and phytase supplementation on botulinum toxin treatments. J Drugs Dermatol. 2012 Apr; 11(4):507-12.
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An easy adjustable method of ectatic vertebrobasilar artery transposition for microvascular decompression. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep; 114(7):951-6.
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The many faces of hemifacial spasm: differential diagnosis of unilateral facial spasms. Mov Disord. 2011 Aug 01; 26(9):1582-92.