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Teaching Video NeuroImages: Faciobrachial dystonic seizures: Pathognomonic phenomenology
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Teaching Video NeuroImages: Faciobrachial dystonic seizures: Pathognomonic phenomenology
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The classic distribution of tonic muscle contractions, affecting the lower face and ipsilateral arm. Alternating and bilateral episodes can also occur, as demonstrated in the accompanying video material.
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