Botulinum toxin type A therapy for hemifacial spasm [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 BACKGROUND: This is an update of a Cochrane Review, first published in 2005. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterised by unilateral, involuntary contractions of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve. It is a chronic disorder, and spontaneous recovery
Castelão, M +7 more
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Hemifacial Spasm and Neurovascular Compression [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary unilateral contractions of the muscles innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve, usually starting around the eyes before progressing inferiorly to the cheek, mouth, and neck.
Alex Y. Lu +5 more
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Systematic Literature Review of AbobotulinumtoxinA in Clinical Trials for Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm [PDF]
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2015 Background: The aim was to elucidate clinical trial efficacy, safety, and dosing practices of abobotulinumtoxinA (ABO) treatment in adult patients with blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm.
Khashayar Dashtipour +4 more
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Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm [PDF]
International Ophthalmology Clinics, 2018 The main objective in the treatment of blepharospasm is to decrease or cease the unwanted, repeated forced closure of the eyelids. This is best achieved by the use of botulinum toxin. In a minority of patients, botulinum toxin is either ineffective or poorly tolerated.
Dan Boghen, Robert L. Lesser
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Hemifacial spasm caused by unruptured fusiform vertebral aneurysm treated with endovascular coil embolization: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Hemifacial spasm due to fusiform aneurysm of the vertebral artery is extremely rare. The lateral spread response (LSR) is routinely used to monitor hemifacial spasms during microvascular decompression to predict the degree of postoperative remission of ...
Pengchen He, Zongping Li, Han Jiang
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Interrater reliability of motor severity scales for hemifacial spasm. [PDF]
J Neural Transm (Vienna), 2023 To compare the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of five clinical rating scales for video-based assessment of hemifacial spasm (HFS) motor severity. We evaluated the video recordings of 45 HFS participants recruited through the Dystonia Coalition. In Round 1,
Lee HY +14 more
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CT and hemifacial spasm. [PDF]
Neurology, 1988 Journal ArticleForty-six patients with typical hemifacial spasm had CT. Thirty-eight (83%) were abnormal, including two with surgically documented tumors.
Corbett, James J., Digre, Kathleen B.
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Espasmo hemifacial em paciente com neurofibromatose e malformação de Arnold-Chiari: uma associação rara [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: The association of hemifacial spasm (HFS), Chiari type I malformation (CIM) and neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has not been described yet. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with NF1 who developed a right-sided HFS.
Borges, Vanderci +4 more
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Análise clínica de pacientes com espasmo hemifacial primário e pós-paralítico: estudo retrospectivo [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVE: To compared the clinical features of 373 patients with primary and postparalytic hemifacial spasm (HFS). METHOD: Data analyzed were gender, ethnicity, age at symptom onset, disease duration, affected side, distribution of facial spasm at onset,
Borges, Vanderci [UNIFESP] +4 more
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Analysis of risk factors related to the progression rate of hemifacial spasm [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyIntroductionAlthough there have been many researches on the etiology and risk factors with the onset of hemifacial spasm, researches on the risk factors related to progression rate are limited.
Fei Xu +6 more
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