Persistent facial myokymia: a rare pathognomic physical sign of intrinsic brain-stem lesions: report of 2 cases and review of literature.
J Postgrad Med
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1992 Jan-Mar; 38(1): 37-40, 40A-40B
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ABSTRACT
Characteristically continuous facial myokymia is a pathognomonic, exceedingly rare physical sign of intrinsic brain-stem lesions e.g. multiple sclerosis (where the myokymia lasts only for a few months), pontine glioma (where it is unremitting for years). The physiopathogenesis is unclear. Electromyographic patterns are characteristic. Therapy and prognosis are related to the basic aetio-pathological process. Only two out of 132 cases of intrinsic brain-stem lesions in the department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.s. Medical College, Bombay over a period of 3 decades, exemplify its rarity. These two cases are reported here and the relevant literature is reviewed.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Tronco Encefálico
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Irradiação Craniana
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Potenciais Evocados Auditivos do Tronco Encefálico
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Adulto
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Eletromiografia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Postgrad Med
Ano de publicação:
1992
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