Pacientes com glaucoma e blefaroespasmo essencial: relato de casos [PDF]
, 2008 Essential blepharospasm is a facial dystonia characterized by spontaneous, spasmodic and involuntary contractions of the eyelid muscles. In advanced cases, blepharospasm patients develop severe eyelid spasms that render them functionally blind, socially ...
MATAYOSHI, Suzana +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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Clinical evaluation of techniques used in the surgical treatment of progressive hemifacial atrophy [PDF]
, 1994 We critically review 13 patients with progressive hemifacial atrophy treated with three basic surgical procedures (free flap transplantation, alloplastic implants, micro-fat injections ‘lipofilling’) and further ancillary techniques.
Gilbert, P.M. (Philip) +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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Surgical approach to limiting skin contracture following protractor myectomy for essential blepharospasm [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: To report our experience with protractor myectomy in patients with benign essential blepharospasm who did not respond to serial botulinum toxin injection, and to describe intra- and postoperative techniques that limited skin contracture while
Clark, Jeremy +5 more
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Factors Related to Hemifacial Spasm Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2022 Grazia Menna +6 more
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A Rare Cause of Hemifacial Spasm: Papillary Oncocytic Cystadenoma
Balkan Medical Journal, 2016 Background: Hemifacial spasm is a sudden, involuntary and synchronous spasm of the facial muscles. The most frequent cause of this condition is compression of the facial nerves due to vascular pathologies.
Ozan Erol, Erdinç Aydın
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Hemifacial Spasm Due to Contralateral Supratentorial Tumor: A Case Report
AksonaHighlight: • A rare case of hemifacial spasm due to contralateral supratentorial tumor. • Improvement of hemifacial spasm after tumor removal treatment.
Priya Nugraha +2 more
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Dissecting the Phenotypic Spectrum and Complexity of Movement Disorders in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
European Journal of Neurology, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2025.In this study, we deeply phenotyped 31 unrelated adults with molecular confirmation of 22q11.2 microdeletion who were referred for neurologic assessments at a major centre of excellence in movement disorders. At the group level, majority (77%) presented with two or more movement disorder phenotypes, with similar trends in prevalence after accounting ...
Nikolai Gil D. Reyes +9 more
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Toxina botulínica para uso terapéutico [PDF]
, 2006 From the year 1980 the intramuscular inoculation of botulinal neurotoxin (BoNT) is realized for treatment of disorders of the muscular tone. The simplicity of the treatment does an excellent alternative to the surgery.
Fernandez, Rafael Alfredo +5 more
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