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Facial myokymia in the Guillain-Barre syndrome

A clinicopathologic study

Department of Neurology, St. Jan Hospital (Drs. Van Zandycke and Vande Gaer), Brugge, Belgium, and the University of Antwerp, Born-Bunge Foundation (Prof. Martin and Dr. Van den Heyning), Antwerp, Belgium.

We report clinical, electrophysiologic, and pathologic findings in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome with facial myokymia. At autopsy, the brainstem appeared normal, but there were focal areas of demyelination in the extra-axial facial nerve. At least in Guillain-Barré syndrome, damage to the peripheral facial nerve may be responsible for the facial myokymia.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Van Zandycke, Department of Neurology, A.Z. St Jan, Ruddershove, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium.

Part of this work has been supported by the Fonds voor Geneeskundig Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (grant No. 3.0004-81).

Accepted for publication November 9, 1981.