Movement Inquisitive

About Movement Inquisitive

Movement Inquisitive is a free educational resource for MDS Members. This video quiz introduces patient cases of varying movement disorder types. One new case will be presented each month.

Watch the video and then answer the questions below to test your knowledge of this patient case. A correct answer is denoted by a green box and incorrect answer by a red box.

This project is coordinated by:

Dr. Prashanth (LK) Kukkle, DM
DM (Neurology - NIMHANS) | Fellowship in Movement Disorders (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Consultant Neurologist | Specialist: Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Vikram Hospitals - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr. Prashanth may be reached by email at drprashanth.lk@gmail.com

Case 4: Gentleman presented with history of abnormal facial twitches of last 5 years

Further Reading

1. Tan EK, Jankovic J. Bilateral hemifacial spasm: a report of five cases and a literature review. Mov Disord. 1999;14(2):345-9.

2. Colosimo C, Bologna M, Lamberti S, Avanzino L, Marinelli L, Fabbrini G, Abbruzzese G, Defazio G, Berardelli A. A comparative study of primary and secondary hemifacial spasm. Arch Neurol.2006;63(3):441-4.

3. Chaudhry N, Srivastava A, Joshi L. Hemifacial spasm: The past, present and future. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Sep 15;356(1-2):27-31.

4. Yaltho TC, Jankovic J. The many faces of hemifacial spasm: differential diagnosis of unilateral facial spasms. Mov Disord. 2011;26(9):1582-92

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