Biomaterial Database

The problem of synkinesis and contracture in cases of hemifacial spasm and Bell's palsy. 1952

H L WILLIAMS, and E H LAMBERT, and H W WOLTMAN

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003286	Contracture	Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.	Contractures
D004194	Disease	A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.	Diseases
D005145	Face	The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.	Faces
D005158	Facial Paralysis	Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. FACIAL NERVE DISEASES generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause facial paralysis or paresis.	Facial Palsy,Hemifacial Paralysis,Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron,Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron,Facial Paralysis, Central,Facial Paralysis, Peripheral,Facial Paresis,Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy,Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy,Central Facial Paralyses,Central Facial Paralysis,Facial Palsies,Facial Paralyses, Central,Facial Paralyses, Peripheral,Palsies, Facial,Palsy, Facial,Paralyses, Central Facial,Paralyses, Facial,Paralyses, Hemifacial,Paralysis, Central Facial,Paralysis, Facial,Paralysis, Hemifacial,Paralysis, Peripheral Facial,Pareses, Facial,Paresis, Facial,Peripheral Facial Paralysis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D046608	Synkinesis	An involuntary movement accompanying a volitional movement. It often refers to facial movements that accompany FACIAL PARALYSIS.	Synkineses
D019569	Hemifacial Spasm	Recurrent clonic contraction of facial muscles, restricted to one side. It may occur as a manifestation of compressive lesions involving the seventh cranial nerve (FACIAL NERVE DISEASES), during recovery from BELL PALSY, or in association with other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1378)	Facial Spasm, Unilateral,Hemifacial Myokymia,Spasm, Hemifacial,Facial Spasms, Unilateral,Hemifacial Spasms,Myokymia, Hemifacial,Spasm, Unilateral Facial,Spasms, Hemifacial,Spasms, Unilateral Facial,Unilateral Facial Spasm,Unilateral Facial Spasms
D020330	Bell Palsy	A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of unilateral FACIAL PARALYSIS which progresses over a 2-5 day period. Weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscle and resulting incomplete eye closure may be associated with corneal injury. Pain behind the ear often precedes the onset of paralysis. This condition may be associated with HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN infection of the facial nerve. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1376)	Bell's Palsy,Facial Neuropathy, Inflammatory, Acute,Facial Paralysis, Idiopathic,Herpetic Facial Paralysis,Acute Idiopathic Facial Neuropathy,Acute Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy,Facial Neuropathy, Idiopathic Acute,Idiopathic Acute Facial Neuropathy,Inflammatory Facial Neuropathy, Acute,Bell Palsies,Bell's Palsies,Bells Palsy,Facial Paralyses, Herpetic,Facial Paralyses, Idiopathic,Facial Paralysis, Herpetic,Herpetic Facial Paralyses,Idiopathic Facial Paralyses,Idiopathic Facial Paralysis,Palsies, Bell,Palsies, Bell's,Palsy, Bell,Palsy, Bell's,Paralyses, Herpetic Facial,Paralyses, Idiopathic Facial,Paralysis, Herpetic Facial,Paralysis, Idiopathic Facial