Structural and Functional Amygdala Abnormalities in Hemifacial Spasm

Background and Purpose: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by unilateral, involuntary, and paroxysmal contractions of orofacial muscles. To elucidate the central neural mechanisms of HFS, we investigated brain gray matter and resting-state functional connectivity (...

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Main Authors: Hui Xu, Chenguang Guo, Haining Li, Lin Gao, Ming Zhang, Yuan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00393/full