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Facial Myokymia in Brain-Stem Disorders

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Brain-Stem Localization and Function

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Abstract

Myokymia may occur in numerous muscles innervated by cranial and spinal nerves, but it is seen most commonly in those innervated by the facial nerve. The presence of facial myokymia indicates a lesion involving the facial nerve, either within the pons or peripherally, and can be helpful in identifying the nature of the underlying problem.

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  1. Department of Neurology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA

    L. Gutmann

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  1. Department of Neurology New England Medical Center, Tufts University, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    Louis R. Caplan

  2. Neurologische Klinik, Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany

    Hanns Christian Hopf

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Gutmann, L. (1993). Facial Myokymia in Brain-Stem Disorders. In: Caplan, L.R., Hopf, H.C. (eds) Brain-Stem Localization and Function. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78172-8_26

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