| Identifier |
19830218_nanos_varsubjectssympos2_02 |
| Title |
Hemifacial Spasm |
| Creator |
David G. Piepgras |
| Affiliation |
Rochester, MN |
| Subject |
Hemifacial Spasm; Orbicularis Oculi Muscle; Platysma; Facial Weakness |
| Description |
Hemifacial spasm is a distressing condition, almost exclusively affecting adults, characterized intermittent colonic and tonic contractions of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve. Usually beginning in the orbicular is oculi muscle, with time there is progression to include all the muscles of facial expression including the platysma, and there may develop a mild facial weakness. |
| Date |
1983-02-18 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1983 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1983: Various Subjects Symposium |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 1983. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64f4xd9 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
183689 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f4xd9 |
