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hemifacial spasm

neurologic disorder
Class type of: movement disorders, facial spasm Q1568480

Facts

3 properties
Subclass of
movement disorders, facial spasm
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[3]
Health specialty
neurology[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en hemifacial spasm ar تشنج الوجه الشقي de Spasmus facialis de Spasmus hemifacialis de Hemispasmus facialis fr spasme hémifacial he עווית של מחצית הפנים ja 半側顔面痙攣 ja 片側顔面痙攣 ja 顔面けいれん ja 顔面痙攣 ko 반축안면경련 ru Гемифациальный спазм zh 半面痉挛
🔖 Identifiers · 16
OpenAlex ID
C2781344935
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
MRI Hemifacial spasm.JPG ↗
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
ND4EX
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
457241
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/hemifacial-spasm
Exact match
purl.obolibrary.org
Freebase ID
/m/06k4dp
Human Phenotype Ontology ID
HP:0010828
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
hemifacial-spasms
MeSH descriptor ID
D019569
MeSH tree code
C07.465.364, C10.597.613.750.400, C23.888.592.608.750.400
Patientplus ID
hemifacial-spasm-pro
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PatientsLikeMe condition ID
hemifacial-spasm
Quora topic ID
Hemifacial-Spasm
UMLS CUI
C0278152, C0751726
WikiProjectMed ID
Hemifacial spasm

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🔗 Connections
Health specialty 1
neurology
Subclass of 1
movement disorders
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Summary

hemifacial spasm is a type of movement disorders[1] and facial spasm[2].

Related Entities

neurology

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → ND4EX
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Health specialty → neurology
    Subclass of → movement disorders, facial spasm
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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