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Ambiguous paroxysmal events: facial movements (1)

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Ambiguous paroxysmal events: facial movements (1)

Left facial twitching can be misinterpreted as seizure with motor symptoms of the face. This involves the periorbital muscles with bilateral high amplitude, fast frequency myogenic potential at frontopolar electrodes. Movements began and terminated abruptly. (Contributed by Dr. Selim R Benbadis.)

Associated Disorders

  • Clonic facial twitching
  • Decorticate or decerebrate posturing
  • Epileptic myoclonus
  • Focal seizures
  • Nonconvulsive status epilepticus
  • Nonepileptic facial movements
  • Nonepileptic myoclonus
  • Oral automatisms
  • Pseudosyncope
  • Segmental spinal cord myoclonus
  • Syncope
  • Tremors