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Bilateral Facial Spasm Following Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Authors :
Guduru Z
Morgan J
Sethi K
Source :
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) [Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)] 2018 Apr 24; Vol. 8, pp. 476. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 24 (Print Publication: 2018).
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Background: We report a patient who developed lower facial muscle spasm at rest and bilateral facial synkinesis several months after treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS); this finding, to our knowledge, is hitherto unreported.<br />Phenomenology Shown: Bilateral synkinesis, facial muscles spasm at rest, bilateral postparalytic facial syndrome.<br />Educational Value: Aberrant regeneration of nerve fibers post GBS, resulting in facial muscles spasm at rest, bilateral synkinesis.<br />Competing Interests: Funding: None. Conflicts of Interest: The authors report no conflict of interest. Ethics Statement: All patients that appear on video have provided written informed consent; authorization for the videotaping and for publication of the videotape was provided.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2160-8288
Volume :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29971193
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7916/D83X9PPX