출생 직후 증상이 관찰된 hemifacial spasm 1례

• 영문명: A CASE OF INFANTILE HEMIFACIAL SPASM
• 발행기관: 대한소아신경학회
• 저자명: 문한구(Han Ku Moon) 신손문(Son Moon Shin)
• 간행물 정보: 『Annals of Child Neurology(구 대한소아신경학회지)』대한소아신경학회지 제1권 제2호, 156~159쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1993.12.20

영문 초록

Hemifacial spasm characterized by involuntary, irregular twitching of muscles innervated by the facial nerve, occurs almost exclusively in adults. In infancy and childhood, it is extremely rare. At least 10 cases of hemifacial spasm in children were reported in the English literature by 1992. We describe one young female child with symptom of hemifacial spasm starting shortly after birth. Diagnostic tests such as EEG, video EEG monitoring, brain CT and brain MRI were normal. Our patient did not respond to treatment of three months with carbamiazepine, phenobarbital, dilantin and valproic acid during infancy. The hemifacial spasm remained unchanged when she was 3 years and 2 month of age.