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Depression in blepharospasm: a question of facial feedback? [PDF]

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2017
Janis Rebecca Bedarf,1 Sied Kebir,1,2 Joan Philipp Michelis,1,3 Bettina Wabbels,4 Sebastian Paus1 1Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, 2Department of Neurology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany; 3Movement Disorders Center, Department ...
Bedarf JR, Kebir S, Michelis JP, Wabbels B, Paus S   +4 more
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Patient Burden in Dystonia Diagnosis and Botulinum Toxin Treatment: A Nationwide Survey in Turkey

Brain and Behavior
Background Understanding real‐world experiences is crucial in determining the potential gaps in patient‐centered healthcare in dystonia. We explored the challenges of people with dystonia (PwD) at the stages of diagnosis and botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT ...
Rezzak Yilmaz, Nevra Öksüz, Mustafa Ceylan, Bedia Samanci, Ahmet Acarer, Nazlı Durmaz Çelik, Hacer Erdem Tilki, Serhat Özkan, Haşmet Hanağası, Okan Dogu, M. Cenk Akbostancı   +10 more
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Palatal Myoclonus Associated with Orofacial Buccal Dystonia [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
Palatal myoclonus is a rare condition in which there are rhythmic jerky movements of the soft palate and sometimes of the other muscles innervated by the brainstem A particularly annoying symptom is a rhythmic clicking sound in the ear due to the opening
Shi-Nae Park, Kyoung Ho Park, Do Hyun Kim, Sang Won Yeo   +3 more
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Sensory trick effect in craniofacial dystonia as one of the possible impacts of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Neurological Research and Practice, 2021
Background The report of a patient with blepharospasm during the COVID-19 pandemic suggested a potential ameliorating effect of wearing a face mask.
Frank Erbguth, Rüdiger Lange
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Deep Brain Stimulation in KMT2B-Related Dystonia: Case Report and Review of the Literature With Special Emphasis on Dysarthria and Speech

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objective: KMT2B-related dystonia is a progressive childhood-onset movement disorder, evolving from lower-limb focal dystonia into generalized dystonia.
Maria Abel, Robert Pfister, Iman Hussein, Fahd Alsalloum, Christina Onyinzo, Simon Kappl, Michael Zech, Michael Zech, Walter Demmel, Martin Staudt, Manfred Kudernatsch, Manfred Kudernatsch, Steffen Berweck, Steffen Berweck   +13 more
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Use of Alleviating Maneuvers for Periocular Facial Dystonias [PDF]

JAMA Ophthalmology, 2016
Patients with benign essential blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm are known to use botulinum toxin injections and alleviating maneuvers to help control their symptoms. The clinical correlates between the use of botulinum toxin injections and the use of alleviating maneuvers are not well established.To determine whether the use of alleviating maneuvers ...
Caroline L S, Kilduff, Edward J, Casswell, Tahrina, Salam, Dov, Hersh, Santiago, Ortiz-Perez, Daniel, Ezra   +5 more
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Blepharospasm as a tardive manifestation of COVID-19 disease: A case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
We report three cases of blepharospasms developed after a symptomatic COVID-19 infection, in order to describe a possible association between COVID-19 infection and essential blepharospasm. Blepharospasm could represent a late sign of COVID-19 infection (
Roberta Farci, Maurizio Fossarello, Arturo Carta   +2 more
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Outcomes of a regional variant of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasms: A retrospective study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the outcomes of a regional variant of botulinum toxin type A (BtA) in essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm. Methods: The medical records of all patients with facial dystonias, who received at least one
V Maneksha, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Meghana Tanwar, Madhavi Ramanatha Pillai   +3 more
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Use of Botulinum Toxin in Orofacial Clinical Practice

Toxins, 2020
Introduction: Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is a potent biological toxin and powerful therapeutic tool for a growing number of clinical orofacial applications.
Maria-Angeles Serrera-Figallo, Gonzalo Ruiz-de-León-Hernández, Daniel Torres-Lagares, Alejandra Castro-Araya, Omar Torres-Ferrerosa, Esther Hernández-Pacheco, Jose-Luis Gutierrez-Perez   +6 more
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Facial muscle movements in patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing phonation tests

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
PurposeParkinson's disease (PD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease affecting the elderly. In general, the locomotion deficit, which seriously affects the daily life of patients with PD, usually occurs at a later stage. The mask face symptom meanwhile
Fan Xu, Xian-wei Zou, Li-qiong Yang, Shi-cong Mo, Quan-hao Guo, Jing Zhang, Xiechuan Weng, Guo-gang Xing, Guo-gang Xing, Guo-gang Xing   +9 more
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