| Descriptor English: | Hemifacial Spasm | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Espasmo Hemifacial
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Espasmo Hemifacial | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Spasme hémifacial | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Facial Spasm, Unilateral Facial Spasms, Unilateral Hemifacial Myokymia Hemifacial Spasms Myokymia, Hemifacial Spasm, Hemifacial Spasm, Unilateral Facial Spasms, Hemifacial Spasms, Unilateral Facial Unilateral Facial Spasm Unilateral Facial Spasms |
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| Tree number(s): |
C07.465.364 C10.597.613.750.400 C23.888.592.608.750.400 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019569 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Recurrent clonic contraction of facial muscles, restricted to one side. It may occur as a manifestation of compressive lesions involving the seventh cranial nerve (FACIAL NERVE DISEASES), during recovery from BELL PALSY, or in association with other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1378) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Facial Muscles (1966-1997) Facial Nerve Diseases (1981-1997) Spasm (1966-1997) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1998 |
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| History Note: | 1998 |
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| DeCS ID: | 33356 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D019569 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 705 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1998/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1997/06/20 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1999/12/13 |
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Hemifacial Spasm
- Preferred
Hemifacial Myokymia
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0029059 |
| Scope note | Recurrent clonic contraction of facial muscles, restricted to one side. It may occur as a manifestation of compressive lesions involving the seventh cranial nerve (FACIAL NERVE DISEASES), during recovery from BELL PALSY, or in association with other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1378) |
| Preferred term | Hemifacial Spasm |
| Entry term(s) |
Facial Spasm, Unilateral Facial Spasms, Unilateral Hemifacial Spasms Spasm, Hemifacial Spasm, Unilateral Facial Spasms, Hemifacial Spasms, Unilateral Facial Unilateral Facial Spasm Unilateral Facial Spasms |
| Concept UI |
M0336393 |
| Preferred term | Hemifacial Myokymia |
| Entry term(s) |
Myokymia, Hemifacial |
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