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FACIAL HEMISPASM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hemispasm
1, record 1, English, hemispasm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unilateral spasm. 2, record 1, English, - hemispasm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Facial hemispasm. 1, record 1, English, - hemispasm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hémispasme
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9mispasme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spasme unilatéral. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9mispasme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hémispasme facial post-paralytique. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9mispasme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hemispasmo
1, record 1, Spanish, hemispasmo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- facial hemispasm
1, record 2, English, facial%20hemispasm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spasmodic unilateral contraction of facial muscles, usually due to an irritative lesion of the facial nerve in its canal, less often to a lesion of the facial nucleus in the brainstem. 1, record 2, English, - facial%20hemispasm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hémispasme facial
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9mispasme%20facial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Syndrome primitif ou survenant au décours d'une paralysie faciale périphérique, caractérisée par des contractions spasmodiques, intermittentes, involontaires et non douloureuses intéressant toute la musculature commandée par le nerf facial. 2, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9mispasme%20facial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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