Facial myokymia.
43 patients with facial myokymia were examined clinically and electromyographically over periods of up to 13 years. 18 patients were suffering from multiple sclerosis, 6 patients from brain stem tumour or tumours of the posterior cranial fossa, and 19 from other known or unknown neurological disorders. Duration, recurrences, EMG results of myokymia and its accompanying neurological symptoms are discribed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D001933:Brain Stem; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications