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Blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm [PDF]
Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2000 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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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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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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CPAP Therapy Improves Intractable Hemifacial Spasm [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015 The correlation between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hemifacial spasm has never been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of OSA-induced hypertension with intractable hemifacial spasm in which both conditions improved after continuous ...
Narongrit Kasemsap +7 more
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2010 Objectives : The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of treatment with Soyeom Pharmacupuncture at G20(Punji) for ten patients with hemifacial spasm.
Jin Heo +3 more
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Hemifacial Spasm and Osteitis Deformans
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1996 A patient with osteitis deformans (Paget's disease) and hemifacial spasm underwent magnetic resonance tomographic angiography. Bone-modulating bisphosphonates and botulinum injection were administered to treat the hemifacial spasm.Computed tomography showed marked temporal bone overgrowth.
Edsel Ing +4 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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Comparison of Surgical Outcomes in Microscopic and Fully Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm [PDF]
Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaFully endoscopic microvascular decompression is increasingly being used to treat hemifacial spasm; however, its efficacy must be validated by comparing it with conventional microscopic microvascular decompression.
Kyosuke MATSUNAGA +3 more
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Prognostic value of lateral spread response during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm
Journal of International Medical Research, 2019 Objective This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of the lateral spread response (LSR) for predicting surgical outcomes following microvascular decompression (MVD) in patients with hemifacial spasm.
Hongmei Song +5 more
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