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Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by irregular, involuntary muscle contractions on one side (hemi-) of the face (-facial). [1] The facial muscles are controlled by the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve), which originates at the brainstem and exits the skull below the ear where it separates into five main branches.
Since Harlequin syndrome is associated with a dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system, main symptoms of this dysfunction are in the following: Absence of sweat and flushing on one side of the face, neck, or upper thoracic area. In addition, other symptoms include cluster headaches, tearing of the eyes, nasal discharge, abnormal contraction ...
Central facial palsy is the paralysis of the lower half of one side of the face. This condition is often caused by a stroke. This condition is often the result of damage of the upper motor neurons of the facial nerve. The facial motor nucleus contains ventral and dorsal areas that have lower motor neurons that supply the upper and lower face ...
When Caoimhe Reddy woke with one side of her face numb, she thought it was a bad cold. Doctors ruled out a stroke but weeks on they still don’t know the cause.
Courtesy of Bristol Palin/Instagram Bristol Palin has been dealing with a case of facial paralysis. “I woke up nine days ago with a weird little sensation in my face,” Palin, 34, said in a ...
Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis that results in a temporary inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side of the face. [1] In most cases, the weakness is temporary and significantly improves over weeks. [4] Symptoms can vary from mild to severe. [1]
The first sign of about 80% of Lyme infections, typically one or two weeks after a tick bite, is usually an expanding rash that may be accompanied by headaches, body aches, fatigue, or fever. [9] In up to 10-15% of Lyme infections, facial palsy appears several weeks later, and may be the first sign of infection that is noticed, as the Lyme rash ...
Hemiparesis – The loss of function to only one side of the body; Triparesis – Three limbs. This can either mean both legs and one arm, both arms and a leg, or a combination of one arm, one leg, and face; Double hemiparesis – All four limbs are involved, but one side of the body is more affected than the other; Tetraparesis – All four limbs