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Epilepsia partialis continua, rhythmic jerking

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Epilepsia partialis continua, rhythmic jerking

The video shows rhythmic jerking of the left side of the patient’s face, which the patient had experienced continuously for 6 months by the time this video was made.

Associated Disorders

  • Alexander disease
  • Alpers disease
  • Arteriovenous malformation
  • Central nervous system vasculitis
  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
  • Cortical dysplasia
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Glioblastoma
  • Gliomatosis cerebri
  • Human immunodeficiency virus
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Ischemic stroke
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