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Pathophysiological mechanisms of oromandibular dystonia

open access: yesClinical Neurophysiology, 2022
Oromandibular dystonia (OMD) is a rare form of focal idiopathic dystonia. OMD was clinically identified at the beginning of the 20th century, and the main clinical features have been progressively described over the years. However, OMD
Nicoletta Manzo   +2 more
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Can the Jankovic-assessment be used as an alternative to electromyography? A cross-sectional study on facial dystonia patients treated with Botulinum toxin

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, 2019
Purpose: This study aims to quantitatively compare the Jankovic assessment (JA) with electromyography (EMG)-based measures for assessing changes in facial movements in patients with facial dystonia.
Arianna Di Stadio   +2 more
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Facial Dystonias and Rosacea: Is There an Association?

Orbit, 2014
Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) and hemifacial spasm (HFS) belong to a spectrum of focal movement disorders that cause involuntary, spasmodic contractions of the eyelid and facial muscles. In our clinical experience, we have observed an increased prevalence of rosacea in patients who present with BEB and HFS.
Tanya T, Khan   +2 more
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Facial recognition in primary focal dystonia

Movement Disorders, 2005
AbstractThe basal ganglia seem to be involved in emotional processing. Primary dystonia is a movement disorder considered to result from basal ganglia dysfunction, and the aim of the present study was to investigate emotion recognition in patients with primary focal dystonia.
Martina, Rinnerthaler   +5 more
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Oral Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Refractory Facial Dystonias

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2015
Oral methylphenidate (Ritalin, Novartis) has been reported to alleviate symptoms of benign essential blepharospasm in an off-label application. This series presents 3 patients with refractory periorbital and facial dystonias, including blepharospasm, apraxia of eyelid opening, and oromandibular dystonia unresponsive to standard treatments who ...
Kian, Eftekhari   +4 more
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Chemodenervation for facial dystonias and wrinkles

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2003
Chemodenervation has evolved greatly over the past 30 years since botulinum toxin was first introduced as a therapeutic injection for managing strabismus.Botulinum toxins are now accepted as a first-line treatment for patients suffering from spasms secondary to facial dystonias.
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Orofacial Dystonia with Lower Facial and Platysma Dystonia

2012
Lower facial dystonia produces abnormal movements and postures of the lower face which are often associated with contractions of the platysma. Similar to other facial dystonias which cause puckering or pursing of the lips, speech often activates the movements thereby causing dysarthria.
Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Daniel Tarsy
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Switchover study of onabotulinumtoxinA to incobotulinumtoxinA for facial dystonia

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2020
AbstractImportanceWhen making a cost‐saving it is important to ensure there is no loss of efficacy.BackgroundClinical effectiveness and efficiency of incobotulinumtoxinA compared to onabotulinumtoxinA in facial dystonia is unclear. Our aim is to evaluate switching from onabotulinumtoxinA to incobotulinumtoxinA in the treatment of essential ...
John C. Bladen   +3 more
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Facial pain in a case of cranial dystonia: a case report

Cephalalgia, 1998
A 76-year-old man had shown sustained excruciating facial pain in the maxillary region for more than 30 years. Since he was suffering from blepharospasm, facial electromyography was performed and revealed a perioral dystonia. This possible cause of facial pain might have been overlooked had dystonia not been considered and electromyographical studies ...
G, Künig, O, Pogarell, W H, Oertel
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