Facial Spasms
Facial spasms may affect the entire face (e.g. facial grimacing, risus sardonicus) or particular parts of the face (e.g. tongue spasms, eye movements, etc.). Torticollis is a particular type of neck spasm. Facial spasms often occur as part
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Causes
Causes of facial spasms include:
- Facial nerve conditions
- Hemifacial spasm
- Idiopathic facial spasm
- Risus sardonicus (facial muscle spasm causing a
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Types
Particular types of facial spasms include:
- Facial grimaces
- Facial muscle spasm
- Risus sardonicus
- Facial palsy
- Facial tics
- Mouth spasm
- Tongue
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Read more about these related symptoms:
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