Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Antiviral agents against herpes simplex virus are widely used in the treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell's palsy), but their effectiveness is uncertain. Significant morbidity can be associated with severe cases.
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Which factors impact on quality of life for adults with blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm?
Orbit, 2020 Purpose: Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) and hemifacial spasm (HFS) are debilitating conditions causing spasms to the eyes and/or face and can significantly impact on quality of life (QoL).
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Analysis of wave III of brain stem auditory evoked potential waveforms during microvascular decompression of cranial nerve VII for hemifacial spasm [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION:: Intraoperative monitoring of brain stem auditory evoked potential during microvascular decompression (MVD) prevent hearing loss (HL). Previous studies have shown that changes in wave III (wIII) are an early and sensitive sign of auditory ...
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Gamma knife surgery for facial nerve schwannomas. [PDF]
, 2007 Radical resection of facial nerve schwannomas classically implies a high risk of severe facial palsy. Owing to the rarity of facial palsy after gamma knife surgery (GKS) of vestibular schwannomas, functional evaluation after GKS seems rational in this ...
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A Case of Facial Spasm Associated with Ipsilateral Cerebellopontine Angle Arachnoid Cyst
The Surgery Journal, 2015 The authors report a rare case of right cerebellopontine angle cyst related to hemifacial spasm. The patient was a 66-year-old woman with a 3-year history of right hemifacial spasm.
Hiroshi Ogawa +2 more
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Botulinum toxin injections during the COVID-19 epidemic: A retrospective chart review
Annals of Movement Disorders, 2023 BACKGROUND AND AIM: Clinical services were severely affected globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to characterize the clinical experience of using botulinum toxin (BTX) injections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saurabh Nandwani +3 more
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Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2023 Chutithep Teekaput,1,2 Kanokkarn Teekaput,1 Kitti Thiankhaw1,2 1Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; 2The Northern Neuroscience Centre, Faculty of Medicine ...
Teekaput C, Teekaput K, Thiankhaw K
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Hemifacial spasm resulting from vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia in three siblings: A case report
Annals of Movement Disorders, 2022 Hemifacial spasm is a common peripheral movement disorder that usually results from neurovascular conflict involving the facial nerve motor root exit zone. Although it is a sporadic disease, some cases of familial clustering have been reported.
Khushboo Patel +4 more
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EFEKTIFITAS TOXIN BOTULLINUM UNTUK MANAJEMEN BLEFAROSPASME ESSENSIAL DAN SPASME HEMIFASIAL
Majalah Kedokteran Andalas, 2010 AbstrakUntuk mengukur efektifikas toxin Botullinum pada kasus-kasus okuloplastik (blefarospasme essensial dan spasme hemifasial.Laporan kasus 16 pasien yang terdiri dari 14 kasus spasme hemifasial dan 2 kasus blefarospasme essensial.
Hendriati Hendriati
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Difficulties with differentiating botulinum toxin treatment effects in essential blepharospasm [PDF]
, 2011 Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia in which the extraocular muscles contract repetitively, leading to excessive blinking and forced eyelid closure. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) is the primary symptomatic treatment for blepharospasm and its effects have ...
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