Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm with Botulinum Toxin
| Autor: | G Angibaud, M Clanet, O Rascol, M S Moreau |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
genetic structures
medicine.diagnostic_test Side effect business.industry Electromyography medicine.disease Botulinum toxin Facial paralysis Facial muscles medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Anesthesia Medicine Botulism Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Paresis medicine.drug Hemifacial spasm |
| Zdroj: | European Neurology. 35:43-45 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9913 0014-3022 |
| Popis: | Thirty-two patients with hemifacial spasm were treated with 61 botulinum toxin (BT) injections. Some patients had post-BT lower facial paresis (LFP+group) while others did not suffer this side effect (LFP-group). Abnormal electromyography (EMG) recordings were more frequent in the LFP+ group (6/11) than in the LFP- group (3/21; p < 0.05). This result suggests that an EMG performed before any BT injection could detect the patients with a higher risk for this side effect. The first dose of BT might be lowered in such cases. |
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