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Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm: An Update on Clinical Studies

Toxins, 2021
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary contractions of the facial muscles innervated by the seventh cranial nerve.
Nicola Tambasco, Marta Filidei, Pasquale Nigro, Lucilla Parnetti, Simone Simoni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long COVID in People With Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Managing long COVID in people with multiple sclerosis and related disorders (pwMSRD) is complex due to overlapping symptoms. To address evidence gaps, we evaluated long COVID susceptibility in pwMSRD versus controls and its associations with multi‐domain function and disability.
Chen Hu, Jiyeon Son, Lindsay McAlpine, Elizabeth L. S. Walker, Megan Dahl, Emily Song, Sugeidy Ferreira Brito, Katelyn Kavak, Kaho Onomichi, Amit Bar‐Or, Christopher Perrone, Claire S. Riley, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Philip L. De Jager, Erin E. Longbrake, Zongqi Xia   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

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.
Abiko, Adour, Adour KK Swanson, Ahangar, Allen, Allen, Antunes, Aquino, Axelsson, Bateman, Brandenberg, Chen, Diego, Egger, Engström, Goudakos, Hato, Hato, Hernández, House, Hultcranzt, Ibarrondo, Inanli, Katusic, Kawaguchi, May, McCormick, Morgan, Morgenlander, Murakami, Petruzelli, Pietersen, Pietersen, Ramos Macias, Ross, Rowlands, Roy, Salinas, Sipe, Stjernquist-Desatnik, Sugita, Sullivan, Takasu, Theil, Wolf, Yanagihara, Yeo, Zhou   +47 more
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Esófago en cascanueces/sacacorchos en el espasmo esofágico

Revista Chilena de Radiología
El esófago en cascanueces, también conocido como esófago en sacacorchos, describe la apariencia anormalmente segmentada del esófago en los casos de espasmo esofágico, visualizada en el estudio con doble contraste. Normalmente el peristaltismo primario se
Horacio Saavedra M, Rolando Cocio A, Claudio Cortés A   +2 more
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A Comprehensive Overview of the Clinical, Electrophysiological, and Neuroimaging Features of BPAN: Insights From a New Case Series

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) comprises a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neurological disorders characterized particularly by iron accumulation in the basal ganglia. To date, 15 genes have been associated with NBIA.
Seda Susgun, Ozgu Kizek, Sibel Aylin Ugur Iseri, Ibrahim Kamaci, Ayse Deniz Elmali, Pinar Iscen, Berfin Gulkaya Guzel, Gul Yalcin Cakmakli, Bulent Elibol, Berril Donmez, Raif Cakmur, Pinar Topaloglu, Turkish NBIA Study Group, Abdullah Acar, Ahmet Acarer, Arzu Karabay, Asuman Ali, Ayla Barlas, Aysegul Gunduz, Banu Ozen Barut, Baris Baslo, Bilge Kocer, Bilgehan Mus, Birsen Karaman, Burcu Gokce Cokal, Cem Ismail Kucukali, Cenk Akbostanci, Ceyhun Sayman, Cagla Turan, Dilek Ince Gunal, Ebru Bilge Dirik, Ebru Erzurumluoglu, Elif Kocasoy Orhan, Enes Demiryurek, Emrah Yucesan, Ercan Kose, Erdem Tuzun, Esen Saka Topcuoglu, Esra Okuyucu, Fatma Betul Ozdilek, Feriha Ozer, Gencer Genc, Gozde Unal, Gulay Kenangil, Gullu Tarhan, Gunes Kiziltan, Halil Onder, Hamit Genc, Hasmet Hanagasi, Hatice Yuksel, Hulya Apaydin, Koray Kirimtay, Mehmet Guney Senol, Melisa Kilic, Meltem Demirkiran, Mert Karaca, Miray Erdem, Muhammet Bilgehan Mus, Murat Gultekin, Nalan Capan, Nazan Karagoz Sakalli, Nazli Basak, Nihan Hande Akcakaya, Ozan Ezer, Ozge Uygun, Ozge Yilmaz Kuspeci, Ozgur Oztop Cakmak, Pervin Iseri, Petek Ballar Kirmizibayrak, Pinar Elkoca, Recep Alp, Remzi Yigiter, Rezzak Yilmaz, Sadika Ozdemir, Selda Keskin, Selen Ilhan Alp, Selen Soylu, Serdar Ceylaner, Serhat Ozkan, Sevda Erer Ozbek, Sevgin Gundogan, Sevil Yasufli, Sezin Alpaydin Baslo, Sibel Ertan, Sultan Cagirici, Seyma Aykac, Vuslat Yilmaz, Yaprak Secil, Yasar Kutukcu, Yeliz Ciftci, Yesim Sucullu Karadag, Yildiz Değirmenci, Zeliha Matur, Nerses Bebek, Murat Emre, Zuhal Yapici   +95 more
wiley   +1 more source

Service-based survey of dystonia in Munich [PDF]

, 2002
We performed a service-based epidemiological study of dystonia in Munich, Germany. Due to favourable referral and treatment patterns in the Munich area, we could provide confident data from dystonia patients seeking botulinum toxin treatment.
Ben-Shlomo, Y., Ceballos-Baumann, Andres, Conrad, B., Gasser, T., Kamm, C., Konkiewitz, E. C., Trender-Gerhard, I., Warner, T.   +7 more
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Treatment of Gastrointestinal Sphincters Spasms with Botulinum Toxin A

Toxins, 2015
Botulinum toxin A inhibits neuromuscular transmission. It has become a drug with many indications. The range of clinical applications has grown to encompass several neurological and non-neurological conditions.
Giuseppe Brisinda, Nicola Sivestrini, Giuseppe Bianco, Giorgio Maria   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased Serum 5‐HT: Clinical Correlates and Regulatory Role in NMJ of MG

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although 5‐Hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) indirectly stimulates muscle contraction and participates in regulating Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) cluster homeostasis in cellular, animal, and clinical studies, evidence regarding its potential to modulate muscle contraction in myasthenia gravis (MG) remains limited.
Xinru Shen, Jing Zhang, Xinyue Zhou, Xiaoxiao Yu, Haodong Shang, Shufan Chen, Lulu Zhen, Jinru Wu, Guanlian Hu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Zhan Sun, Yiren Wang, Jiahui Wang, Jie Lv, Xue Zhao, Yingna Zhang, Wei Guo, Ying Peng, Feng Gao   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stable coronary syndromes: pathophysiology, diagnostic advances and therapeutic need [PDF]

, 2018
The diagnostic management of patients with angina pectoris typically centres on the detection of obstructive epicardial CAD, which aligns with evidence-based treatment options that include medical therapy and myocardial revascularisation.
Berry, Colin, Corcoran, David, Ford, Thomas J.   +2 more
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A new kinesiotherapeutic approach of spasticity on a pacient with incomplete tetraplegia neurological level C6 with severe spasticity and multiples spasms after cervical spinal cord injury in motorcycle crush [PDF]

Romanian Medical Journal, 2017
Background. Spasticity is a complex topic poorly understood; it can be said that has develops when an inbalance occurs in the excitatory and inhibitory input to a motor neurons which is caused by damage to the spinal cord and/or central nervous system ...
Florentina Carmen Firan, Andrei Tomescu, Corneliu Dan Blendea   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source