Talk:Hemifacial spasm

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Copyright problem?[edit]

The justification for the copyright violation tag was that "too much of the material is medical jargon". Couldn't this just indicate that the author has medical training? Pburka (talk) 12:36, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps so. Personally I don't have enough expertise, talent, knowledge to figure this out. I hope someone with more experience can take a look, hence the tag.--S. Rich (talk) 20:16, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've searched Google for several distinctive phrases from this article and have found no matches. All indications are that it's original. I suggest that if you have concerns about the quality or originality of the article you should leave a note on the author's talk page. Given that this is a new user, I think it's quite likely that this is an expert contributing a well researched and well referenced article on his topic of expertise. Pburka (talk) 22:35, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you indeed. I did post a welcome message to the author. Also, I would think the author would look at the tag and comment. In any event, the tag was successful in drawing your attention and contribution. My contribution? Gnomish ce. My benefit? A lot of info on a condition which causes me some discomfort. Happy editing. --S. Rich (talk) 23:16, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Author info[edit]

Hi there. I'm not the one who's been editing this page recently, but one of my classmates has, as a part of a Intro Neuro class assignment at Georgia Tech. I don't know who he/she is (the class is fairly large) but I hope this clears some things up. Many of us are not aware of user pages/talk pages (I wasn't aware of these until today), which is why the author probably has not been responding. WilliamSparks (talk) 01:01, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You, your instructor, and the editor might look at WP:SUP. (BTW, your classsmate probably worked up the article in the sandbox, then transferred it without taking any subsequent looks. No problem. Others have come along and done various fixes.) --S. Rich (talk) 02:19, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory[edit]

Doesn`t this line Contradict itself? Which is it 0.8 per 100,000 or somewhere in-between 7.4 - 14.5 per 100,000

The incidence of hemifacial spasm is approximately 0.8 per 100,000 persons.[4] Hemifacial spasm is more prevalent among females over 40 years of age.[22][23] The estimated prevalence for women is 14.5 per 100,000 and 7.4 per 100,000 in men.[24]