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Botulinum toxin A: experience in the treatment of 115 patients [PDF]

, 1997
Botulinum toxin A is the more efficient therapy of focal dystonias and hemifacial spasm. Our experience with botulinum toxin A injections in 115 patients is reported.
Andrade, Luiz Augusto Franco de, Azevedo-silva, Sonia Maria, Borges, Vanderci, Ferraz, Henrique Ballalai   +3 more
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Successful surgical treatment of intractable hemifacial spasm: A case report and review of cerebellar hamartomas of the floor of the fourth ventricle

Translational Research in Anatomy, 2016
Introduction: Hamartomas involving the floor of the fourth ventricle and cerebellum are rare, but can be associated with medically recalcitrant hemifacial spasm. These lesions present early in the neonatal or infantile period and respond well to surgical
Joseph H. Miller, Michael J. Montalbano, Joel Raborn, Amber Gordon, Elias Rizk, R. Shane Tubbs, Hyunmi Kim, John C. Wellons, III   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular wavefront aberrations in patients with facial dystonia treated with botulinum toxin [PDF]

, 2011
PURPOSE: To analyze the ocular wavefront aberrations in patients with facial dystonia treated with botulinum toxin A. METHODS: Patients with benign essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm in activity underwent slit lamp examination and bilateral ...
Cariello, Angelino Julio, Freitas, Wilson De, Hossaka, Sidarta Keizo, Osaki, Midori Hentona, Osaki, Tammy Hentona, Pereira, Carolina Isolane, Sarraff, Eduardo Pantaleão, Sartori, Juliana De Filippi, Yabiku, Mariann Midori   +8 more
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Endoscope-assisted retrosigmoid approach in hemifacial spasm: our experience

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2019
Introduction: The use of surgical decompression of facial hemispasm due to the loop in the internal auditory canal is not always accepted due to the risk related to the surgical procedure.
Giampietro Ricci, Arianna Di Stadio, Luca D’Ascanio, Ruggero La Penna, Franco Trabalzini, Antonio della Volpe, Jacques Magnan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemifacial spasm due to non-ketotic hyperglycemia

International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research, 2014
Different movement disorders including chorea and hemichorea-hemiballismus are known to be some interesting presentations of uncontrolled hyperglycemic states (both in type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus).
Subrata Chakrabarti
doaj   +1 more source

Hemifacial Spasm in Childhood [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 1986
ABSTRACT:A nine-year-old girl presented with right hemifacial spasm (HFS) of 27 months duration. Stimulation of the right supraorbital nerve produced synkinesis of the ipsilateral facial muscles. Latency and amplitude of the blink reflex were equal bilaterally. Other investigations including computerized tomography (CT) were negative.
Alan Hill, Jeffery R. Donat, Gabriel M. Ronen   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Long-term efficacy of botulinum toxin A for treatment of blepharospasm,hemifacial spasm, and spastic entropion: a multicentre study using two drug-dose escalation indexes [PDF]

, 2010
PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term effectiveness and safety of botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) treatment in patients with blepharospasm (BEB), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and entropion (EN) and to use for the first time two modified indexes, 'botulin ...
A Berardelli, A Casuccio, A Cetinkaya, A Neetens, A Wang, AB Scott, AB Scott, AL Pang, B Wabbels, BR Frueh, C Kenney, D Dressler, D Truong, DA Cohen, DH Steel, DM Simpson, DM Yoshimura, EM Helveston, Epidemiological Study of Dystonia in Europe (ESDE) Collaborative Group, F Di Pace, F Grandas, F Micheli, G Cossu, G Defazio, G Defazio, G Raimondi, GT Drummond, J Carruthers, J Jankovic, J Jankovic, J Reimer, JA Mauriello, JA Mauriello, JD Porter, JD Taylor, JJ Dutton, JJ Dutton, JJ Dutton, JJ Dutton, JL Vitek, JR Ainsworth, JR Clarke, JS Elston, JS Elston, M Cillino, M Flanders, M Hallett, M Snir, MZ Atassi, N Guépratte, P Calace, P Greene, P Roggenkämper, PF Engstrom, RG Auger, RL Anderson, RL Levy, RM Siatkowski, RS Gonnering, S Cillino, S Damiani, S Jitpimolmard, S Mercadante, S Ochudlo, SS Lowe, Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, T Vogt, W Huang   +67 more
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Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Inflammation and oedema of the facial nerve are implicated in causing Bell's palsy. Corticosteroids have a potent anti-inflammatory action that should minimise nerve damage.
Daly, Fergus, Gagyor, Ildiko, Gammie, Fiona, Madhok, Vishnu B., Somasundara, Dhruvashree, Sullivan, Frank, Sullivan, Michael   +6 more
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Long‐Term Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Treatments with DaxibotulinumtoxinA in Cervical Dystonia: Results from the ASPEN‐Open‐Label Study

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background DaxibotulinumtoxinA (DAXI), a novel botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) formulation, was shown to be safe, effective, and long‐lasting in the treatment of cervical dystonia (CD) over one treatment cycle in the phase 3, randomized, placebo‐controlled ASPEN‐1 trial.
Peter McAllister, Atul T. Patel, Marta Banach, Aaron Ellenbogen, Jaroslaw Slawek, Sebastian Paus, Hyder A. Jinnah, Virgilio Evidente, Todd M. Gross, Rashid Kazerooni, Conor J. Gallagher, David A. Hollander   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm Caused by an Ectatic Vertebral Artery Accompanying Agenesis of the Carotid Artery

The Surgery Journal, 2016
We report the successful treatment of a patient with hemifacial spasm due to a tortuous vertebral artery that appeared to have developed to compensate for agenesis of the ipsilateral carotid artery.
Ririko Takeda, Mai Ookawara, Goji Fushihara, Masahito Kobayashi, Takamitsu Fujimaki   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source