title: Infantile hemifacial spasm.
abstract: A 6-week-old infant had recurrent contractions of the facial musculature on the left side, which continued throughout early childhood. Surgical exploration at 5 1/2 years of age revealed a ganglioneuroma of the fourth ventricle. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) in infancy and childhood suggests the possibility of serious intracranial pathologic findings.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*