Blefarospasmo essencial e espasmo hemifacial: Características dos pacientes, tratamento com toxina botulínica A e revisão da literatura
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2006-01-01
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Purpose: To evaluate the characteristics of the essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm patients and the feasible treatment with botulinum toxin. A. Methods: Thirty-four essential blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm patients were evaluated according to gender, ocular complaint, time of disease, treatment outcome and complications. Results: Age median was 63 years and the mean was 61 years, with no difference regarding sex; 66.66% of the patients had hemifacial spasm and 33.33%, essential blepharospasm. Many patients complained of dry eye associated with involuntary spasm. Botulinum toxin A showed a positive outcome in 91.30% of the treated patients and complications observed after treatment were eyelid ptosis (8.33%) and buccal angle deviation (8.33%). Conclusion: Essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm occurred in the elderly, of both sexes. Treatment with botulinum toxin A was useful, with very low complication rates.
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Action potentials , Blepharospasm/drug therapy , Botulinum toxin type A/therapeutic use , Hemifacial spasm/drug therapy , Oculomotor muscles , botulinum toxin A , adult , blepharospasm , cheek mucosa , clinical article , clinical feature , controlled study , dry eye , feasibility study , female , gender , hemifacial spasm , human , male , ptosis , review , treatment outcome , Adult , Aged , Blepharospasm , Botulinum Toxin Type A , Female , Hemifacial Spasm , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neuromuscular Agents , Treatment Outcome
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, v. 69, n. 1, p. 23-26, 2006.