This is a condition that causes weakness of the facial muscles (facio), the muscles around the shoulder blade (scapulo) and upper arm muscles (humeral).
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Describing the weakness as shoulder weakness or facial weakness is an oversimplification. In FSH muscular dystrophy, very specific muscles are affected.
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Facial muscle atrophy and weakness leads to drooping of the lower lip, which has unfavorable functional and aesthetic outcomes.
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GBS can result in muscle weakness, pain, and even temporary paralysis of the facial, chest, and leg muscles.
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Leg weakness or pain progressing to the arms. Problems walking. Irritability. Breathing problems. Facial weakness.
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When the disorder is severe, the facial and swallowing muscles become weak in more than half of affected people.
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The seventh cranial nerve, or facial nerve, is occasionally affected resulting in partial weakness of the muscles of facial expression on one or both sides of the face.
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The facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve) is affected occasionally –- the result is total or partial weakness of the muscles of facial expression on one or both sides of the
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The Gordon Facial Muscle Weakness Assessment Form is presented as a tool designed to assist school nurses in recognizing children with facial muscle weakness and in determining
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Bell's palsy is an unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis. It begins suddenly and can worsen over 48 hours.
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The school nurse may be the first person to assess facial palsy and muscle weakness in children.
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Australas J Dermatol. 2018 May;59(2):141-145. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12699. Epub 2017 Oct 4. Author information 1 Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China. 2 Department of Pathology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China. Abstract Immunoglobulin (Ig)G4 expression was[…]
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Patients and their physicians need to pay close attention for hearing loss, balance and facial muscle weakness.
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muscle weakness.
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The muscles supplied by the facial nerve include the muscles of facial expression and spontaneous emotion.
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Weakness of the facial muscles often leads to a distinctive facial appearance including droopy eyelids ( ptosis ) and an open mouth.
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They are mouth breathers and this has been shown to cause abnormal mandibular growth and an open bite. 24 It is also possible that the facial muscle weakness influences jaw
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Initial symptoms may include a poor suck, weak cry, floppiness, symmetrical generalised muscle weakness and hypotonia.
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Abstract Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) has been recently reported as a cause of stroke. It is characterized, in the absence of hypertension, by recurrent subcortical ischaemic strokes, starting in early or midadulthood and leading in some[…]
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As the disease progresses patients may notice limb weakness starting in the pelvis or shoulders, or weakness of the facial and tongue muscles.
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Features : bulbar and lower motor neurone weakness. Muscle cramps, facial fasciculations, hand tremor. Associated with type 2 diabetes and infertility.
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Features: bulbar and lower motor neurone weakness. Muscle cramps, facial fasciculations, hand tremor. Associated with type 2 diabetes and infertility.
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[…] findings in some affected individuals: Arched palate Hyperextensible joints Sluggish deep-tendon reflexes Mild facial-muscle weakness Hypotonic skeletal muscles Findings
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[…] physical examination (including neurologic exam) that typically reveal the following: Intact sweating consistent with intact sympathetic cholinergic function Skeletal and muscle
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Infants may present with a ‘frog leg’ posture due to muscle weakness and hypotonia. Facial weakness is minimal or absent. Life expectancy is normally less than 2 years.
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We present a baby with spinal muscular atrophy type 1, an inherited disorder causing progressive weakness, leading to complete paralysis of respiratory, facial and limb muscles
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As the disease progresses patients may notice limb weakness starting in the pelvis or shoulders, or weakness of the facial and tongue muscles.
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Physical examination revealed bilateral ptosis predominating on the right side, limited facial mimicry, proximal muscle weakness, abolished deep tendon reflexes, and action
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weakness, intellectual deficit), skeletal muscle myopathy, intestinal disorders, endocrine disorders (delayed puberty, hypoparathyroidism, diabetes), and renal failure.
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[…] bilateral sensorineural deafness, heart involvement (cardiomyopathy, cardiac conduction defect), central nervous system involvement (cerebellar ataxia, dysarthria, bilateral facial
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To describe an interesting subtype of familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD). The phenotype of this distinctive FPLD subtype was studied in three Turkish female siblings. Mutation testing was negative for the genes associated with lipodystrophy syndromes. In MRI studies, fat loss was prominent in the posterior aspects[…]
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Clinical manifestations include dysarthria, dysphagia, facial weakness, tongue weakness, and fasciculations of the tongue and facial muscles.
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A motor neuron disease marked by progressive weakness of the muscles innervated by cranial nerves of the lower brain stem.
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Signs and symptoms include difficulties in chewing and swallowing, dysarthria, and weakness of the facial muscles and tongue ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references
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Oculopharyngodistal myopathy is an extremely rare disease characterised by slowly progressive blepharoptosis, facial and bulbar muscle weakness and distal leg myopathy.
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The patients came from 10 unrelated families and presented with progressive external ocular, laryngopharyngeal, facial, distal limb muscle weakness that had been present since
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Similar to the Japanese patients, our patients showed earlier onset of symptoms and more severe weakness, especially in facial muscles, but the distribution of muscle weakness
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[…] peripheral neuropathy characterized by an acute onset of unilateral facial muscle weakness with Bell's phenomenon.
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The proband, a 51-year-old male, presented with an acute right facial muscle weakness and right-sided facial and tongue numbness of one day duration.
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Typically, the patient presents with acute unilateral weakness of the facial muscles, alteration in taste, or both.
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Facioscapulohumeral childhood to early adults Symptoms include facial muscle weakness and weakness with some wasting of shoulders and upper arms; progression is slow with
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Facioscapulohumeral childhood to early adults Age at onset Age at onset Symptoms include facial muscle weakness and weakness with some wasting of shoulders and upper arms;
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Weakness involving the facial muscles or shoulders is usually the first symptom of this condition.
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(VII) cranial nerve, and the pyramidal tract fibers. [1] Components of MGS Ipsilateral weakness of the eye on abduction (VI nerve) Ipsilateral facial muscle weakness (VII
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MGS clinical features are an ipsilateral weakness of eye abduction and ipsilateral facial muscle weakness along with contralateral upper and lower extremity weakness.
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[…] is one of the classical crossed brainstem syndromes characterized by a unilateral lesion of basal portion of the caudal pons involving fascicles of abducens (VI) and the facial
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[…] without dysphagia, dysarthria or respiratory insufficiency, and lack of affected family members4,8-10 or preceding symptoms.4 Later, dyspnea, dysphagia, and mild facial muscle
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[…] paresis and generalized muscle weakness.
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weakness, waddling gait and facial paresis.
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If untreated, the long-term effects of Lyme disease include problems with the nervous system such as: meningitis facial palsy – weakness of the facial muscles that causes
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If left untreated Lyme disease may affect the central nervous system and lead to complications like facial weakness or paralysis, meningitis or encephalitis.
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[…] palsy - weakness of the facial muscles that causes drooping of one or both sides of the face encephalitis - an uncommon but serious condition that causes inflammation of
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* Decreased diaphragm motility * Premature death Causes - Fazio Londe syndrome * Drooping upper eyelid * Facial weakness * Premature death * Progressive muscle weakness *
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Clinical manifestations include dysarthria, dysphagia, facial weakness, tongue weakness, and fasciculations of the tongue and facial muscles.
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weakness * Absence of gag reflex * Respiratory difficulty * Facial diplegia * Speaking difficulty * Dysphonia * Drooping upper eyelid * Facial weakness * Reduced reflexes
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Weakness of facial and oropharyngeal muscle is considered very popular at disease onset and therefore oral health providers are often the first medical professionals to observe
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Myasthenia gravis symptoms can include: Breathing difficulties Fatigue Problems chewing and swallowing (choking) Facial muscle weakness or paralysis such as eyelid drooping
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Facial muscle: Patients will have facial muscle weakness and “lost smile” or “jaw drop” appearance.
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Common symptoms include mental retardation, facial abnormalities, seizures, weak muscle tone, enlarged liver, and adrenal dysfunction.
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Other signs that occur as the disease progresses include tongue weakness and atrophy, proximal upper and lower extremity weakness, dysphonia, dysarthria, facial muscle weakness
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Dysarthria and dysphagia are often associated with facial muscle weakness. Swallowing times for ice cold water and dry food is usually prolonged.
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Tongue shrinking Pooling of saliva Facial muscle weakness Leg and arm weakness About 5% to 10% of people with OPMD may develop more severe upper leg weakness that may eventually
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Chvostek’s sign is twitching of facial muscles in response to tapping over the area of the facial nerve Trousseau’s sign is carpopedal spasm that results from ischemia, such
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[…] and generalized weakness. 29.
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• Hypokalemia tends to be less pronounced than hypocalcemia but can produce generalized weakness. • Acute secondary hypophosphatemia is common and may contribute to paresthesias
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Subtle facial muscle weakness may also be elicited. Decreased hearing may also be noted. Signs and Symptoms Hemifacial spasm presents in a typical and atypical form.
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CLONIC facial spasm is the term used to describe repeated and involuntary twitches of the muscles supplied by one facial nerve.
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Physical examination Spasm of the orbicularis oculi can be seen in addition to spasm of the other facial muscles on one side of the face.
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They also had severe facial and bulbar muscle weakness that required tube feeding, and four had gastrostomy. Ptosis and marked external ophthalmoparesis were also noted.
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Patients are thin due to reduced muscle bulk and facial weakness results in loss of facial expression.
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In most cases, limb weakness was greatest in the limb girdle and proximal muscle groups, although many children had generalized muscle weakness.
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There is a weakness of the muscles controlling movement of die mouth but not diose of the upper face.
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(LMN) - produces weak muscles of facial expression.
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[…] the face, such as the eyelid or corner of the mouth Hard to close one eye Problems smiling, grimacing, or making facial expressions Twitching or weakness of the muscles in
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Chvostek’s sign is twitching of facial muscles in response to tapping over the area of the facial nerve Trousseau’s sign is carpopedal spasm that results from ischemia, such
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[…] and generalized weakness. 29.
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• Hypokalemia tends to be less pronounced than hypocalcemia but can produce generalized weakness. • Acute secondary hypophosphatemia is common and may contribute to paresthesias
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[…] and pubic hair growth and thinning of hair in those regions, drying and thinning of the skin, weakness and loss of muscle mass, hot flashes, breast enlargement, infertility
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[…] clinical manifestations of hypogonadism in adult men include decreased libido, erectile dysfunction (inability to have or maintain an erection or to ejaculate), slowing of facial
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