Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials' Diagnostic Accuracy for Hearing Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Microvascular decompression (MVD) utilizes brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) intraoperative monitoring to reduce the risk of iatrogenic hearing loss.
Balzer, Jeffrey R. +6 more
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Botulinum Neurotoxins: History, Mechanism, and Applications. A Narrative Review
Journal of Neurochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 8, August 2025.Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced by Clostridium botulinum, bind irreversibly to presynaptic cholinergic nerve terminals and exploit a zinc‐dependent mechanism to cleave SNARE proteins, blocking acetylcholine release and causing flaccid paralysis.
Arik Monash +3 more
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Botulinum toxin type A efficient treatment in patients with hemifacial spasm, Guantanamo 2018-2019
Revista Información Científica, 2020 Introduction: no research records were found addressing the results of the application of botulinum toxin type A in patients with hemifacial spasm in Guantanamo province.
Talía Marzo-Ramírez +1 more
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Health-related quality of life outcomes from botulinum toxin treatment in hemifacial spasm
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2017 Background: Although botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections may alleviate involuntary muscle contractions in hemifacial spasm substantially, it is less clear whether the motor effect would translate into improvements of health-related quality of life (HR-
Daniel Weiss +10 more
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Essential blepharospasm: literature review [PDF]
, 2010 O blefaroespasmo essencial é uma distonia focal caracterizada por contrações involuntárias, espasmódicas e bilaterais dos músculos orbicular da pálpebra, corrugador, prócerus e depressor do supercílio.
AOKI, Lísia +3 more
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Botulinum toxin type A treatment for a parotid gland injury in two adult horses
Equine Veterinary Education, Volume 37, Issue 7, Page e119-e125, July 2025.Summary The most common disorder affecting the salivary glands in horses is trauma to the parotid gland or duct. Several management techniques have been described, each with their own set of complications. The objective of this case report was to describe the direct injection of botulinum toxin type A into the parotid gland and its outcome in two ...
C. Jimenez, F. Comino, D. Gorvy
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Symptomatic capillary telangiectasia of the pons and intracerebral developmental venous anomaly – a rare association [Simptomatska kapilarna teleangiektazija ponsa i intracerebralna razvojna venska anomalija: prikaz slučaja] [PDF]
, 2011 Various combinations of vascular malformations of the brain in one lesion have been reported, while others seem to be very rare. In this report, the authors discuss the case of a coexistence of an capillary telangiectasia of the pons and intracerebral ...
Markeljević, Jasenka +5 more
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Increasing Incidence of Facial Nerve Disorders in the United States from 2007 to 2022
The Laryngoscope, Volume 135, Issue 6, Page 2008-2013, June 2025.In this study of national administrative claims data from 2007 to 2022, the mean annual incidence of facial nerve disorders was 30.5 cases per 100,000 adults. The mean annual incidence of Bell's palsy alone was found to be 24.5/100,000, with increasing annual incidence rates during the study period.
Eric X. Wei +3 more
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Decompression of the facial nerve in cases of hemifacial spasm
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1954 Among 11 patients a complete cure was obtained in one case, a fair result in 4 cases, while in 6 cases the effect of the operation has only been temporary and full recurrence has taken place.
Karsten Kettel
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Oromandibular dystonia : a dental approach [PDF]
, 2009 Oromandibular dystonia consists of prolonged spasms of contraction of the muscles of the mouth and jaw. Primary idiopathic forms and secondary forms exist.
Burguera Hernández, Juan Andrés +3 more
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