Smile Trembling - Stroke or Falseness?

[Bryan101]

I'm 23 male. Since past 1-2 months when I try to smile, my cheeks start to tremble. How does this symptom compares with stroke where your smile droops ? [1] I'm not sure if my smile droops but I'm properly able to smile, It's just that my cheeks and my smile trembles(goes up and down). In other words my smile is not stable it just shakes when I try to smile. Can this be a sign of stroke or just fasiculation ? Right now my smile is better than before but it occasionally trembles.I've also noticed muscle twitches in my body. My right upper eye led twitch sometimes. Sometimes my finger moves on its own for 1 second then it becomes normal. I have also noticed my leg moves its position slightly involuntary for 1-2 second then it becomes normal. Is this all BFS ?Past history: I was diagnosed with vitamin d deficiency with hyperparathyroid in october 2012, I don't know if its primary or secondary. The parathyroid has come down to normal levels now but my calcium levels still fluctuate from normal high to high so I'm on lose dose vitamin D. My magnesium has been fluctuating, the last time I checked my blood magnesium it was below normal. I was also diagnosed with OCD in November 2012, however I'm not taking any medicine for it. I've had one seizure episode when I was 10 years old. I usually work indoors on my computer.[1]

 

[Gracer]

Hi, answering your question - not at all. Stroke people have drooped line of the mouth, looking much like a greek tragedy mask. What happens to you might be a thing known ans Chvostek sign (twitches occured during stumulation of fascial nerve, usually caused by tapping on the face, but smiling might be a cause too. I have that sometimes, many people have that, it is usually a sing of muscle hyperacrivity and is really bad only in case of tetanus or epilepsy which is seemingly absent in your case (single episode can not be diagnosed as epilepsy, as far as I know, and child seizures could be caused by other reasons).Hyperparathyroid condition adds chances to have twitches, spasms and Chvostek sign (you MUST have changes in Ca levels, if your parathyroid glands are overproducing hormones).recent studies had demonstaretd that people with OCD and twitches are almost always BFS people (see out new topics adn you can find a link). We here know that already for a while (about the link between OCD/GAD and benign twitching).

 

[luckyandy]

I've had this since my BFS started two years ago. I would describe it as a half-smile tremble. If I do a small smile my checks shake like crazy. Also when I make certain faces I get a shake. Stuff I used to do now causes a shake. Like if I stick my lower lip out when I'm shaving under it my lip will shake like crazy. It's embarrassing. My checks also shake when I stick my tongue out. Like I said, I've had this for over two years now, at first I was concerned it was caused by my facial muscles weakening due to AlS. Well, after two years it hasn't gotten any better or worse, so it must just be BFS.One other thing. It may not be that uncommon. The last time I went to the dentist I had to tell the dental hygienist about it while she cleaned my teeth because my mouth was shaking. She said it was very common and offered me a block that would hold my mouth open so I could relax and not shake.

 

[Bryan101]

Anybody else wants to add something to my original question ?