Long term follow up of a hemimasticatory spasm

Abstract

Hemimasticatory spasm probably is the consequence of an abnormal trigeminal hyperexcitability likely induced by the demyelinating lesion of its peripheral motor pathway. The main neurophysiological abnormalities may persist unmodified over a long course of the disease and allow the differential diagnosis of HMS from oromandibular dystonia and temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD).