Facial myokymia. Pathological features.
Pathologic examination in a case of facial myokymia showed edema and mild astroglial proliferation of the ipsilateral seventh nerve nucleus; gliomatous tumor involvement occurred rostral to this nucleus. These findings give circumstantial support to functional deafferentation as the cause of facial myokymia.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005207:Fasciculation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000473:pathology*