Hemifacial spasm
Hemifacial spasm, also called tic convulsif, is a syndrome featuring involuntary twitching on one side of the face. The spasm is paroxysmal and irregular, and can be divided into different levels. Meanwhile, it may be aggravated due to tiredness, mental stress or autonomic movement, etc. Hemifacial spasm can be divided into the primary hemifacial spasm and the hemifacial spasm resulting due to sequelae of facial paralysis. The two types can be distinguished from symptoms: the primary hemifacial spasm may occur under a stationary state, and the spasm will alleviate after several minutes and is uncontrolled; the hemifacial spasm is due to sequelae of facial paralysis and will only occur when the patient winks, lifts eyebrows, etc.
Bl 18 Gan Shu
(Liver Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process Th9, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
Bl 23 Shen Shu
(Kidney Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process L2, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
Bl 20 Pi Shu
(Spleen Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process Th11, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
GB 14 Yang Bai
(Yang White)
Location
directly above the pupil, 1 cun above the eyebrow
St 2 Si Bai
(Four Whites)
Location
with the patient staring directly ahead, directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen
GB 1 Tong Zi Liao
(Pupil Crevice)
Location
0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus of the eye, in the depression at the lateral end of the orbit
SI 18 Quan Liao
(Cheek Bone Crevice)
Location
directly below the outer canthus in the depression below the zygomatic bone
