[Diagnostic difficulties in facial hemispasm in a child]

The authors report a case of facial hemispasm in a 7 years old child observed for several years. Spasms appeared at the age of 13 months. Based on the observations and results of clinical investigations the authors come to conclusion that facial hemispasm in this case was probably due to irritation of the facial nerve coexisting with epileptic seizures. They assume that a diffuse central nervous system damage is present in the patient, probably due to meningoencephalitis at the age of 3 months.