biostudies-literatureUnknown13Madhavi K•Blepharoclonus is defined as a brief clonic contraction of bilateral orbicularis oculi muscles on voluntary eye closure.•NBIA disorders like PKAN, PLAN and Kufor Rakeb disease have shown its association with blepharoclonus.•With this report, <i>VAC14</i> can also be added to the phenotype spectrum.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders100386https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12765103biostudies-literatureBlepharoclonus - a novel phenotypic association with a VAC14 variant.PMC12765103Prasad VKola SBorgohain RMadhavi KKandadai RMfalseBlepharoclonus - a novel phenotypic association with a VAC14 variant.•Blepharoclonus is defined as a brief clonic contraction of bilateral orbicularis oculi muscles on voluntary eye closure.•NBIA disorders like PKAN, PLAN and Kufor Rakeb disease have shown its association with blepharoclonus.•With this report, <i>VAC14</i> can also be added to the phenotype spectrum.2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-06-17T03:13:00.196Z2026-06-17T03:06:54.571ZS-EPMC127651034149235210.1016/j.prdoa.2025.100386