Encyclopedia: Hemifacial Spasm
Hemifacial spasm or HFS is a neurological disorder in which blood vessels constrict the seventh cranial nerve and cause varying degrees of facial spasming, typically originating around the eye of the afflicted side of the face. Because the nerve directs muscular activities in a particular region, interference will create involuntary contractions. Severe forms of HFS will contort an entire side of the face. Botulinum toxin or botox injections, now familiar...
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I will sometimes have spasms on my left eye lid. It is usually due to stress or lack of sleep.
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