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Post-irradiation neuromyotonia in bilateral facial and trigeminal nerve distribution
J Martí-Fàbregas1, J Montero, D López-Villegas
1Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Neurology
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
We describe a patient with episodic involuntary contraction in the lower facial and masseter muscles, in whom we recorded neuromyotonic discharges. The neuromyotonia was a delayed effect of radiation therapy and responded to carbamazepine therapy.