Variot Hemispasm

Pediatrics, Neurology

Also known as: Congenital lower lip palsy, Asymmetric crying facies

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Variot hemispasm is a rare, often hereditary anomaly of the lower lip. It is characterized by the pulling down of one corner of the mouth and the outward movement of the corresponding half of the lower lip when a child cries, occurring without any facial nerve paralysis.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

VARIOT HEMISPASM of the lower lip is a most often hereditary anomaly, which consists of the fact that when a child cries, one corner of the mouth is pulled downward and the corresponding half of the lower lip is pulled outward, in the complete absence of paralysis of the facial nerve on the other side.

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“Variot Hemispasm.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/variot-hemispasm/