Bilateral facial spasm following Guillain–Barré syndrome

Zain Guduru; John Morgan; Kapil Sethi

doi:10.5334/TOHM.444

Bilateral facial spasm following Guillain–Barré syndrome

Zain Guduru, John Morgan, Kapil Sethi

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Abstract

Background: We report a patient who developed lower facial muscle spasm at rest and bilateral facial synkinesis several months after treatment of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS); this finding, to our knowledge, is hitherto unreported. Phenomenology Shown: Bilateral synkinesis, facial muscles spasm at rest, bilateral postparalytic facial syndrome. Educational Value: Aberrant regeneration of nerve fibers post GBS, resulting in facial muscles spasm at rest, bilateral synkinesis.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	476
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5334/TOHM.444
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aberrant regeneration
Facial spasm
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Synkinesis

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Bilateral facial spasm following Guillain–Barré syndrome

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