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Abnormal frontalis muscle physiology

MedGen UID:
892665
•Concept ID:
C4073213
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of frontalis muscle belly
 
HPO: HP:3000004

Definition

Abnormal function of the frontalis muscle, which covers parts of the forehead and is responsible for raising the eyebrows. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal frontalis muscle physiology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Marcus Gunn jaw-winking synkinesis: clinical features and management.
Demirci H, Frueh BR, Nelson CC
Ophthalmology 2010 Jul;117(7):1447-52. Epub 2010 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.014. PMID: 20188419

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dispersion of mean consecutive differences in single-fiber electromyography increases diagnostic sensitivity for myasthenia gravis.
Kojima Y, Shibuya K, Uzawa A, Kano H, Nakamura K, Yasuda M, Suzuki YI, Tsuneyama A, Suichi T, Ozawa Y, Misawa S, Noto YI, Mizuno T, Kuwabara S
Muscle Nerve 2021 Jun;63(6):885-889. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1002/mus.27236. PMID: 33748989
An Intraoperative Multibranch Abnormal Muscle Response Monitoring Method During Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm.
Miao S, Chen Y, Hu X, Zhou R, Ma Y
World Neurosurg 2020 Feb;134:1-5. Epub 2019 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.073. PMID: 31639503
A new method for monitoring abnormal muscle response in hemifacial spasm: A prospective study.
Lee S, Park SK, Lee JA, Joo BE, Kong DS, Seo DW, Park K
Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Jul;129(7):1490-1495. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.03.006. PMID: 29625882
Single-fiber electromyography of facial and limb muscles in diabetic patients with or without neuropathy.
Al-Hashel JY, Rousseff RT, Khuraibet AJ, Tzvetanov P
J Clin Neurophysiol 2014 Oct;31(5):450-5. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000087. PMID: 25271685
Quantitative electromyography of the frontalis muscle.
Matur Z, Baslo MB, Öge AE
J Clin Neurophysiol 2014 Feb;31(1):48-54. doi: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000436895.25373.01. PMID: 24492446

Diagnosis

Dispersion of mean consecutive differences in single-fiber electromyography increases diagnostic sensitivity for myasthenia gravis.
Kojima Y, Shibuya K, Uzawa A, Kano H, Nakamura K, Yasuda M, Suzuki YI, Tsuneyama A, Suichi T, Ozawa Y, Misawa S, Noto YI, Mizuno T, Kuwabara S
Muscle Nerve 2021 Jun;63(6):885-889. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1002/mus.27236. PMID: 33748989
Needle electromyography of the frontalis muscle in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Pan H, Jian F, Lin J, Chen N, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Cui L, Kimura J
Muscle Nerve 2016 Dec;54(6):1093-1096. Epub 2016 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/mus.25236. PMID: 27367360
Single-fiber electromyography of facial and limb muscles in diabetic patients with or without neuropathy.
Al-Hashel JY, Rousseff RT, Khuraibet AJ, Tzvetanov P
J Clin Neurophysiol 2014 Oct;31(5):450-5. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000087. PMID: 25271685
Quantitative electromyography of the frontalis muscle.
Matur Z, Baslo MB, Öge AE
J Clin Neurophysiol 2014 Feb;31(1):48-54. doi: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000436895.25373.01. PMID: 24492446
Ocular aspects of myasthenia gravis.
Barton JJ, Fouladvand M
Semin Neurol 2000;20(1):7-20. doi: 10.1055/s-2000-6829. PMID: 10874773

Therapy

A case of migraine treatment in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome using onabotulinum toxin A.
Morrison JB, Fisher BM, Arra A, Bezuhly M, Blake K
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Aug;185(8):2514-2518. Epub 2021 May 18 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62340. PMID: 34003564

Prognosis

Maximal Levator Muscle Resection for Primary Congenital Blepharoptosis with Poor Levator Function.
Mete A, Cagatay HH, Pamukcu C, Kimyon S, Saygılı O, Güngör K
Semin Ophthalmol 2017;32(3):270-275. Epub 2015 Sep 4 doi: 10.3109/08820538.2015.1068339. PMID: 26337191
Long-term results of frontalis suspension using autogenous fascia lata for congenital ptosis in children under 3 years of age.
Leibovitch I, Leibovitch L, Dray JP
Am J Ophthalmol 2003 Nov;136(5):866-71. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(03)00466-5. PMID: 14597038
Intraoperative monitoring of facial EMG responses during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm. Prognostic value for long-term outcome: a study in a 33-patient series.
Hatem J, Sindou M, Vial C
Br J Neurosurg 2001 Dec;15(6):496-9. doi: 10.1080/02688690120105101. PMID: 11814001
Single fiber EMG in the frontalis muscle in ocular myasthenia: specificity and sensitivity.
Rouseev R, Ashby P, Basinski A, Sharpe JA
Muscle Nerve 1992 Mar;15(3):399-403. doi: 10.1002/mus.880150322. PMID: 1557090
Upper esophageal sphincter tone and reactivity to stress in patients with a history of globus sensation.
Cook IJ, Dent J, Collins SM
Dig Dis Sci 1989 May;34(5):672-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01540336. PMID: 2714142

Clinical prediction guides

A new method for monitoring abnormal muscle response in hemifacial spasm: A prospective study.
Lee S, Park SK, Lee JA, Joo BE, Kong DS, Seo DW, Park K
Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Jul;129(7):1490-1495. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.03.006. PMID: 29625882
Single-fiber electromyography of facial and limb muscles in diabetic patients with or without neuropathy.
Al-Hashel JY, Rousseff RT, Khuraibet AJ, Tzvetanov P
J Clin Neurophysiol 2014 Oct;31(5):450-5. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000087. PMID: 25271685
Marcus Gunn jaw-winking synkinesis: clinical features and management.
Demirci H, Frueh BR, Nelson CC
Ophthalmology 2010 Jul;117(7):1447-52. Epub 2010 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.014. PMID: 20188419
The Alström syndrome: is it a rare or unknown disease?
Maffei P, Munno V, Marshall JD, Scandellari C, Sicolo N
Ann Ital Med Int 2002 Oct-Dec;17(4):221-8. PMID: 12532560
Upper esophageal sphincter tone and reactivity to stress in patients with a history of globus sensation.
Cook IJ, Dent J, Collins SM
Dig Dis Sci 1989 May;34(5):672-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01540336. PMID: 2714142

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