Lifestyle factors, including stress, caffeine, screen time, and light exposure, can act as triggers for HFS, making patient ...

Hemifacial spasm, as the name suggests, is a medical condition that affect one half of the face. It begins as a twitch around one eye that gradually involves the mouth. Even though hemifacial ...

Hemifacial spasm is characterized by progressive, involuntary, irregular, clonic or tonic movements of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) (6).

Hemifacial spasm, such as that seen in our patient, is a less common presenting symptom, reported in only 10% of cases. Audiogram demonstrating sensorineural hearing loss, worse in the right ear ...

During the first year, response rate was 95%, and overall mean duration of improvement was 12.6 weeks. Botox was just as effective in relieving the symptoms of primary hemifacial spasm in the ...

Injection with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) for hemifacial spasm (HFS) may have an additional benefit: decreasing unilateral eyelid spasms and intraocular pressure (IOP), according to a small ...

Dr. Vic Oyas had a hemifacial spasm caused by pressure on a nerve. Aug. 1, 2012— -- An Arizona doctor is thrilled to be still after surgery to stop a spasm in the muscles of his face. Dr. Vic ...

A hemifacial spasm is even more rare. It involves the muscles around your mouth and your eyelid. Unlike the other two types, it usually affects only one side of your face.

Hemifacial spasm is a neuromuscular disorder that affects facial muscles. The prognosis for an individual with hemifacial spasm depends on the treatment and their response. Written by: Himanshu ...