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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Myokmia is an involuntary and continuous Myoclonus (muscle twitch) that affects the muscles of the face, particularly the eyelids, as a result of the random firing of neurons leading into the muscle fibres.
Causes[1]
Common Causes
- Adcy5-related dyskinesia
- Ataxia
- Benign neonatal epilepsy
- Brainstem neoplasms
- Choreoathetosis-spasticity
- Chronic idiopathic plexopathy
- Corneal abrasion
- Episodic ataxia type 1
- Gamstorp-wohlfart syndrome
- Guillain-barré syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromyotonia
- Sleep deprivation
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 12
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Adcy5-related dyskinesia
- Ataxia
- Axenfeld-schürenberg syndrome
- Benign neonatal epilepsy
- Brainstem neoplasms
- Choreoathetosis-spasticity
- Chronic idiopathic plexopathy
- Corneal abrasion
- Episodic ataxia type 1
- Excess alcohol intake
- Excess caffeine intake
- Gamstorp-wohlfart syndrome
- Gold therapy
- Guillain-barré syndrome
- Hemifacial spasm
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Inflammatory demyelinating diseases
- Intramedullary pontine lesions
- Isaacs-mertens syndrome
- Metastatic lesions
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromyotonia
- Paroxysmal nonkinesigenic choreoathetosis
- Penicillamine therapy
- Polyradiculoneuropathy
- Radiation therapy
- Sleep deprivation
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 12
- Stiff-person syndrome
- Strenuous exercise
- Syringomyelia
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Uremia
References
- ↑ Sharma RR, Mathad NV, Joshi DN, Mazarelo TB, Vaidya MM. Persistent facial myokymia: A rare pathognomic physical sign of intrinsic brain-stem lesions: report of 2 cases and review of literature
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