Teaching Video NeuroImage: Bilateral Hemifacial Spasm in Giant Cell Arteritis
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200837
Abstract: An 80-year-old man developed bitemporal headache and scalp tenderness. Both temporal arteries were prominent (Figure, A), with halo sign on ultrasonography.1 Temporal arteritis was diagnosed and oral prednisone (50 mg/d) initiated. Three days later, he… read more here.
Keywords: hemifacial spasm; spasm; arteritis; bilateral hemifacial ... See more keywords
Editors' Note: Teaching Video NeuroImage: Bilateral Hemifacial Spasm in Giant Cell Arteritis
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206849
Abstract: In “Teaching Video NeuroImage: Bilateral Hemifacial Spasm in Giant Cell Arteritis,” Sechi et al. presented a video of bilateral hemifacial spasm in a patient with giant cell arteritis complicated by supratentorial infarcts. They attributed the… read more here.
Keywords: bilateral hemifacial; hemifacial spasm; giant cell; cell arteritis ... See more keywords
Reader Response: Teaching Video NeuroImage: Bilateral Hemifacial Spasm in Giant Cell Arteritis
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206850
Abstract: We read this case with interest, but we have some questions for the authors. The video demonstrates orbicularis and frontalis contraction occurring simultaneously on the left and right sides, with cheek contraction on the right… read more here.
Keywords: hemifacial spasm; response teaching; arteritis; bilateral hemifacial ... See more keywords
Author Response: Teaching Video NeuroImage: Bilateral Hemifacial Spasm in Giant Cell Arteritis
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206851
Abstract: We appreciate the comments on our case.1 Although we agree that a bilateral hemifacial spasm is typically characterized by asynchronous muscle contractions on the left and right sides, contractions are also often asymmetric in severity,… read more here.
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