These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Hemicontracture and facial myokimia as the first manifestation of multiple sclerosis].
    Author: Dupeyron A, Chaury F, Guiraud-Chaumeil C, Tranchant C.
    Journal: Rev Neurol (Paris); 2001 Mar; 157(3):315-7. PubMed ID: 11319495.
    Abstract:
    Continuous facial myokimia (CFM) are characterized by a contracted facial appearance and vermicular movements that spread across a hemiface. Pontine lesions are their most frequent cause. Although their occurrence during the course of multiple sclerosis is not uncommun, CFM are rarely the first sign of the disease. We report two cases of CMF as first manifestation of multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is the first diagnosis to suspect in young people with CFM.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]