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Case Reports
. 1976 Apr;33(4):302-3.
doi: 10.1001/archneur.1976.00500040086016.

Infantile hemifacial spasm

J W Langston, B R Tharp
Case Reports

Infantile hemifacial spasm

J W Langston et al. Arch Neurol. 1976 Apr.

Abstract

A 6-week-old infant had recurrent contractions of the facial musculature on the left side, which continued throughout early childhood. Surgical exploration at 5 1/2 years of age revealed a ganglioneuroma of the fourth ventricle. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) in infancy and childhood suggests the possibility of serious intracranial pathologic findings.

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