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  • Title: Isolated facial myokymia and facial contracture: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging correlation.
    Author: Merchut MP, Biller J, Brumlik J, Azar-Kia B, Russell EJ.
    Journal: J Clin Neuroophthalmol; 1985 Jun; 5(2):120-3. PubMed ID: 2947915.
    Abstract:
    Isolated facial myokymia with contracture can be the earliest manifestation of intrinsic lesions of the brainstem. We report a case of facial myokymia with contracture occurring as the result of a pontine glioma, as depicted on cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies. The rostral location of the tumor supports the supranuclear disinhibition hypothesis of facial myokymia.
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