Hemifacial spasm is not affected by state of consciousness: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder caused by mechanical compression of the facial nerve after it has left the brainstem and is characterized by brief or sustained twitching of the muscles innervated by that nerve. Often we observe spasm in an awakening situation. Actually contractions persist during sleep. To our knowledge, there were no reports on how HFS manifests under disturbance of consciousness. Here, we report a case of primary HFS in which the patient's symptoms persisted in a coma.

Case presentation

A 74-year-old female with right-sided primary HFS for 20 years and had received botulinum toxin injections in our hospital. Unfortunately she was carried to emergency department after traumatic right pneumothorax by accident. During the emergency t

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8650374 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature