Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Facial tics
Cramping of facial muscles
HP:0011468
What it means
Sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic motor movements (spasms), involving the eyes and muscles of the face.
Rare diseases that can present with this6
Common30–79%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Facial spasms · Involuntary facial muscle spasms · Jerking of facial muscles · Mimic spasms · Muscle spasm of face · Myoclonus of facial muscles · Spasms of facial muscles · Twitching of facial muscles
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