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Myokymia
Myokymia, is an involuntary, spontaneous, localised quivering of a few muscles, or bundles within a muscle, but which are insufficient to move a joint. One type is superior oblique myokymia. Myokymia is commonly used to describe an involuntary eyelid muscle contraction, typically involving the lower eyelid or less often the upper eyelid. It occurs in normal individuals and typically starts and disappears spontaneously. However, it can sometimes last up to three weeks. Since the condition typically resolves itself, medical professionals do not consider it to be serious or a cause for concern. In contrast, Facial myokymia is a fine rippling of muscles on one side of the face and may reflect an underlying tumor in the brainstem, loss of myelin in the brainstem or in the recovery stage of Guillain–Barré syndrome, an inflammatory polyneuropathy that may affect the facial nerve. Myokymia in otherwise unrelated body parts may occur in neuromyotonia.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Myokymia
Successive and rapid contractions of motor units associated with chronic nerve injury. The discharges arise from the peripheral aspects of regenerating nerves, and clinically impart a nearly continuous undulation of the body surface overlying the muscle. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1491)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of myokymia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of myokymia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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