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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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Patient Burden in Dystonia Diagnosis and Botulinum Toxin Treatment: A Nationwide Survey in Turkey

Brain and Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Understanding real‐world experiences is crucial in determining the potential gaps in patient‐centered healthcare in dystonia. We explored the challenges of people with dystonia (PwD) at the stages of diagnosis and botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) treatment.
Rezzak Yilmaz, Nevra Öksüz, Mustafa Ceylan, Bedia Samanci, Ahmet Acarer, Nazlı Durmaz Çelik, Hacer Erdem Tilki, Serhat Özkan, Haşmet Hanağası, Okan Dogu, M. Cenk Akbostancı   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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, Lee, Hui Bae H., Moore, Nicholas A., Nunery, William R., Randolph, John, Sokol, Jason A.   +5 more
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Botulinum toxin relieves anxiety and depression in patients with hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2018
Objective To explore the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) therapy in relieving anxiety and depression in patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) and benign essential blepharospasm (BEB).
Hongjuan Dong, Shanghua Fan, Ying Luo, B. Peng   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Toxin for Tics: Practical Guidance for Clinicians from a Registry‐Based Naturalistic Study

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 353-357, March 2025.
Abstract Background Botulinum toxin is a recommended treatment for tics. There is little practical guidance on the use of this treatment. Objectives Our aim is to describe our experience using botulinum toxin injections for tics in adults. We provide information on tics treated, muscles injected, and dosages used to give practical guidance.
Tamara Pringsheim, Davide Martino
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Utility of Clinical Neurophysiology in Jerky Movement Disorders: A Review from the MDS Clinical Neurophysiology Study Group

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 272-284, March 2025.
Abstract Background Myoclonus and other jerky movement disorders are hyperkinetic disorders, the diagnosis of which heavily relies on clinical neurophysiological testing. However, formal diagnostic criteria are lacking, and recently the utility and reliability of these tests have been questioned.
Anna Latorre, Christos Ganos, Masashi Hamada, Nicolas Phielipp, Lorenzo Rocchi, Shabbir Merchant, Marina A. Tijssen, Sterre van der Veen, Robert Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melkersson-rosenthal syndrome associated with hemifacial spasm [PDF]

, 2017
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome, with findings of repeating facial paralysis, orofacial edema, and fissured tongue, is rarely seen clinically.  We present the case of a 49-year-old female patient diagnosed with Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome, with the ...
Anlar, Omer, Komurcu, Hatice Ferhan
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External Factors Modulating Pain and Pain‐Related Functional Impairment in Cervical Dystonia

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Volume 11, Issue 12, Page 1559-1570, December 2024.
Abstract Background Little is known about factors modulating pain and pain‐related functional impairment in isolated cervical dystonia (CD). Objective The aim was to assess the prevalence and interrelationship between pain‐modulating factors and pain‐related determinants of functional impairment and quality of life in CD.
Davide Martino, Beatrice M.C. Achen, Francesca Morgante, Roberto Erro, Susan H. Fox, Mark J. Edwards, Anette Schrag, Maria Stamelou, Silke Appel‐Cresswell, Giovanni Defazio, Kallol Ray‐Chaudhuri, Karolina Poplawska‐Domaszewicz, Sarah Pirio Richardson, Hyder A. Jinnah, Veronica A. Bruno   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source