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Perioral spasm

MedGen UID:
1671011
Concept ID:
C4732794
Sign or Symptom
HPO: HP:0031989

Definition

A sudden involuntary contraction of the musculature surrounding the mouth. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPerioral spasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Burmeister S
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Dec;21(6):543-7. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000002. PMID: 24157634
Wang A, Jankovic J
Muscle Nerve 1998 Dec;21(12):1740-7. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199812)21:12<1740::aid-mus17>3.0.co;2-v. PMID: 9843077
Kraft SP, Lang AE
Can J Neurol Sci 1988 Aug;15(3):276-80. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100027748. PMID: 3208210

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sharifi-Rad M, Berkay Yılmaz Y, Antika G, Salehi B, Tumer TB, Kulandaisamy Venil C, Das G, Patra JK, Karazhan N, Akram M, Iqbal M, Imran M, Sen S, Acharya K, Dey A, Sharifi-Rad J
Phytother Res 2021 Jan;35(1):95-121. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1002/ptr.6785. PMID: 32789910
Taylor DM, Date PA, Ugoni A, Smith JL, Spencer WS, de Tonnerre EJ, Yeoh MJ
Emerg Med Australas 2020 Apr;32(2):303-312. Epub 2019 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13411. PMID: 31847050
Carvalho IF, Alencar PNB, Carvalho de Andrade MD, Silva PGB, Carvalho EDF, Araújo LS, Cavalcante MPM, Sousa FB
J Appl Oral Sci 2019 May 20;27:e20180276. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2018-0276. PMID: 31116278Free PMC Article
Testani E, Della Marca G, La Torraca I, Vollono C, Crisponi G, Zampino G, Valeriani M
Muscle Nerve 2016 Jun;54(1):100-3. Epub 2016 Feb 26 doi: 10.1002/mus.24976. PMID: 26565815
Lucchetta M, Lonardi S, Bergamo F, Alberti P, Velasco R, Argyriou AA, Briani C, Bruna J, Cazzaniga M, Cortinovis D, Cavaletti G, Kalofonos HP
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012 Dec;70(6):899-902. Epub 2012 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00280-012-2006-8. PMID: 23108696

Diagnosis

Bounds L, McGrath F, Taubert M
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Apr 29;15(4) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249141. PMID: 35487644Free PMC Article
Roussos AP, Hirsch AR
Headache 2014 Feb;54(2):378-82. Epub 2013 Apr 1 doi: 10.1111/head.12091. PMID: 23551212
Burmeister S
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Dec;21(6):543-7. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000002. PMID: 24157634
Pavesi G, Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Mancia D
Mov Disord 2003 May;18(5):587-92. doi: 10.1002/mds.10405. PMID: 12722175
Chan TY
Hum Exp Toxicol 2002 Aug;21(8):467-8. doi: 10.1191/0960327102ht259cr. PMID: 12412642

Therapy

Bounds L, McGrath F, Taubert M
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Apr 29;15(4) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249141. PMID: 35487644Free PMC Article
Jochim A, Li Y, Gora-Stahlberg G, Mantel T, Berndt M, Castrop F, Dresel C, Haslinger B
Brain Behav 2018 Jan;8(1):e00894. Epub 2017 Dec 18 doi: 10.1002/brb3.894. PMID: 29568690Free PMC Article
Roussos AP, Hirsch AR
Headache 2014 Feb;54(2):378-82. Epub 2013 Apr 1 doi: 10.1111/head.12091. PMID: 23551212
Lucchetta M, Lonardi S, Bergamo F, Alberti P, Velasco R, Argyriou AA, Briani C, Bruna J, Cazzaniga M, Cortinovis D, Cavaletti G, Kalofonos HP
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012 Dec;70(6):899-902. Epub 2012 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00280-012-2006-8. PMID: 23108696
Wang A, Jankovic J
Muscle Nerve 1998 Dec;21(12):1740-7. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199812)21:12<1740::aid-mus17>3.0.co;2-v. PMID: 9843077

Prognosis

Lucchetta M, Lonardi S, Bergamo F, Alberti P, Velasco R, Argyriou AA, Briani C, Bruna J, Cazzaniga M, Cortinovis D, Cavaletti G, Kalofonos HP
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012 Dec;70(6):899-902. Epub 2012 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00280-012-2006-8. PMID: 23108696
Yu YL, Fong KY, Chang CM
Acta Neurol Scand 1992 Jan;85(1):55-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb03995.x. PMID: 1546535

Clinical prediction guides

Taylor DM, Date PA, Ugoni A, Smith JL, Spencer WS, de Tonnerre EJ, Yeoh MJ
Emerg Med Australas 2020 Apr;32(2):303-312. Epub 2019 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13411. PMID: 31847050
Burmeister S
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Dec;21(6):543-7. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000002. PMID: 24157634

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